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Buyer's Guide:Artisan Cheese, Artisan Foods, Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Cider BEST OF SHOW Buyer’s Guide: Artisan Cheese, Artisan Foods, Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Cider Grand Champion Jean Morin >> Discover the World of Canadian Cheese Discover the World of Canadian Cheese Cheese Notes Cheese Notes Laliberté The farm Louis d’Or has been in the Morin family for 4 generations. Laliberté The farm Louis d’Or has been in the Morin family for 4 generations. Fromagerie du Presbytère This farmstead cheese is made from the milk of naturally raised Fromagerie du Presbytère Thiscows, farmstead a mix of cheese Jersey is and made Holstein from the cows milk that of naturally graze in raisedtheir fields in Sainte-Elizabeth-de-Warwick, cows, a mix of Jersey and Holstein cows that graze in their fields in Sainte-Elizabeth-de-Warwick,Québec the summer. Named after the famous sculptor from Ste-Elizabeth- Québec thede-Warwick, summer. Named this aromatic after the triplefamous crème sculptor with from its tender Ste-Elizabeth- bloomy rind fromageriedupresbytere.com de-Warwick, this aromatic triple crème with its tender bloomy rind fromageriedupresbytere.com encasesencases an anunctuous unctuous paste. paste. Mushroom Mushroom and andcream cream when when young, young, it it stunsstuns with with hints hints of grassesof grasses and and root root vegetables vegetables as it asages. it ages. Winner,Winner, Cream-Enriched Cream-Enriched Soft Soft Cheese Cheese with with Bloomy Bloomy Rind Rind Category Category and and GrandGrand Champion, Champion, 2015 2015 Canadian Canadian Cheese Cheese Grand Grand Prix Prix HandeckHandeck ThisThis firm, firm, washed washed rind rind cheese cheese is madeis made in a insimilar a similar method method to typical to typical Swiss mountain style cheeses. Owner and cheesemaker, Shep Gunn’sGunn’s Hill Hill Artisan Artisan Cheese Cheese Swiss mountain style cheeses. Owner and cheesemaker, Shep Woodstock, Ontario YsselsteinYsselstein studied studied cheesemaking cheesemaking in Switzerland in Switzerland and andit influences it influences all all Woodstock, Ontario of his cheeses. Handeck, aged 12 to 18 months, is rich with complex gunnshillcheese.ca of his cheeses. Handeck, aged 12 to 18 months, is rich with complex gunnshillcheese.ca flavoursflavours and and a nuttya nutty aroma. aroma. All theAll themilk milkused used to produce to produce this cheesethis cheese comescomes from from the the family’s family’s dairy dairy farm. farm. Winner,Winner, Farmhouse Farmhouse Category, Category, 2015 2015 Canadian Canadian Cheese Cheese Grand Grand Prix Prix Finalist,Finalist, Swiss-type Swiss-type Category, Category, 2015 2015 Canadian Canadian Cheese Cheese Grand Grand Prix Prix MountainoakMountainoak Farmstead Farmstead AfterAfter emigrating emigrating from from Holland Holland in 1996, in 1996, the vanthe Bergeijk’svan Bergeijk’s started started dairy dairy PremiumPremium Dutch Dutch Gold Gold farming,farming, however however their their love love of cheesemaking of cheesemaking soon soon had hadthem them making making MountainoakMountainoak Cheese Cheese Ltd. Ltd. cheesecheese for for their their own own consumption. consumption. Luckily, Luckily, some some cheesemaking cheesemaking New Hamburg, Ontario equipmentequipment found found their their way way with with them them and, and, with with encouragement encouragement from from New Hamburg, Ontario family and friends, Mountainoak Cheese opened their doors in the mountainoakcheese.ca family and friends, Mountainoak Cheese opened their doors in the mountainoakcheese.ca fallfall of of2012. 2012. Starting Starting off offwith with fresh, fresh, raw rawmilk milk from from the family’s the family’s herd herdof of HolsteinsHolsteins and and then then thermalizing thermalizing it, creates it, creates the full,the full,rich flavourrich flavour in this in this cheese,cheese, which which is slightly is slightly sweet sweet and and nutty. nutty. Aged Aged 15 to 15 18 to months, 18 months, the the hinthint of ofcaramel caramel on onthe the finish finish is characteristic is characteristic of aged of agedgoudas. goudas. Winner,Winner, Extra Extra Aged Aged Gouda Gouda Category, Category, 2015 2015 Canadian Canadian Cheese Cheese Grand Grand Prix Prix Finalist,Finalist, Farmhouse Farmhouse Category, Category, 2015 2015 Canadian Canadian Cheese Cheese Grand Grand Prix Prix Ask for these fine cheeses in: Ask for these fine cheeses in: Hamilton and Niagara area: 13th Street Winery, Cheese Cellar at Stoney Ridge Winery, Cheese Secrets, Cheese HamiltonShoppe and On Niagara Locke, Cheesy area: 13thGuys Street at Malivoire Winery, Winery, Cheese Chez Cellar Fromage, at Stoney Mickey Ridge McGuire’s Winery, Cheese Shop,Secrets, Cheese VinelandShoppe Estates On WineryLocke, TorontoCheesy Guys area: at Alex Malivoire Farms, Winery,All the Best, Chez Cheese Fromage, Boutique, Mickey Cheese McGuire’s Emporium, Cheese Chris’ Shop, CheeseVineland Mongers Estates and Winery Scheffler’s Toronto Deli area:& Cheese Alex (St. Farms, Lawrence All the Market), Best, Cheese La Fromagerie, Boutique, Leslieville Cheese Emporium,Cheese Market, Chris’ CheeseMcEwan Mongers Fine and Foods, Scheffler’s Nancy’s Cheese,Deli & Cheese Pusateri’s, (St. LawrenceThe Art of Cheese,Market), ThinLa Fromagerie, Blue Line, WholeLeslieville Foods Cheese Market, OttawaMcEwan area: Farm Fine Boy, Foods, House Nancy’s of Cheese, Cheese, Jacobson’s Pusateri’s, Gourmet The Art Concepts, of Cheese, La Bottega,Thin Blue La Line, Trappe Whole à Fromage, Foods OttawaSerious area: Cheese, Farm Boy, Whole House Foods of Cheese, Kingston Jacobson’s area: Pan Gourmet Chancho Concepts,Picton area: La Cooke’s Bottega, Fine La TrappeFoods à Fromage, Serious Cheese, WholeOr Foods check Kingston in supermarket area: deli Pan cheese Chancho sections! Picton area: Cooke’s Fine Foods Or check in supermarket deli cheese sections! Presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada For recipes, visit allyouneedischeese.ca Presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada For recipes, visit allyouneedischeese.ca 100percentcanadianmilk @100canadianmilk #CDNcheese 100percentcanadianmilk @100canadianmilk #CDNcheese 2 | 2015 BEST OF SHOW cheesetopia.ca BEST OF SHOW 38 Huge selection, excellent pricing: Fromages CDA raises the bar at #TGCCF with 10 artisan and farmstead cheese producers under the Amour et Tradition banner. 8 2015 TOP 10 Best of Show The most notable noshes at #TGCCF By Vanessa Simmons 6 Partners 20 You Said It! Fabulous! 14 Dairy Farmers of Canada Attendees describe the experience Text and photos by Joanne Fralick All You Need Is Cheese® Expand your cheese appreciation 25 Tutored Tasting 16 Cheese Curds Fizz & Fromage Sparkling wine and artisan cheese Thank you, St. Albert! Pairings by Jackie Armet >> Giveaway celebrates resurrection 18 Grilled Cheese ON THE COVER Cheesemaker Jean Morin of Fromag- Lili bests the boys erie du Presbytère, Grand Champion, Chefs race to grill 1,000 sammies 2015 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix. Photo by Jane Churchill. cheesetopia.ca 2015 BEST OF SHOW | 3 Photo by Jane Churchill by Photo How to make a cheese lover smile: Have 200 artisan cheeses available for sampling 36 and purchase at the biggest cheese show in Canada. 36 Bonus Best of Show Buyer’s Guide Where to find the best in artisan cheese, artisan foods, fine wine, craft beer and cider ~ Directory by Rebecca Crosgrey 26 Makers+Mongers 52 Quinte Tour Cheeseburgers in Cheese and Farm Tour Paradise Seven-hour guided tour always sells out Kicking back on Saturday evening Curated by Rebecca Crosgrey Photos by Jane Churchill 32 Home Cheesemaking Amateur in name only Canadian Amateur Cheesemaking Awards Scan to sign up for newsletter. Best of Show is the official interactive guide to the products and events of the 2015 Great Canadian Cheese Festival held in Picton, Ontario. Editor: Georgs Kolesnikovs; Art Director: Jane Churchill; Contributors: Rebecca Crosgrey, Joanne Fralick, Vanessa Simmons; Photographer: Jane Churchill. Best of Show is published by Cheese Lover Productions Inc., 59 Laguna Road, Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0. Telephone: 705.632.1503. Site: http://cheesefestival.ca Blog: http://cheeselover.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CheeseLoverG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatCanadianCheeseFestival © Cheese Lover Productions Inc. 2015 4 | 2015 BEST OF SHOW cheesetopia.ca cheesetopia.ca 2015 BEST OF SHOW | 5 Partners Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Official Bread Official Butter Official Cheese Curd Media Partners Makers+Mongers Supporters 6 | 2015 BEST OF SHOW cheesetopia.ca Celebrate Ontario Principal Partner Official Cheddar Official Beef Official Burger Grillmaster Presenting Partners Cold Storage Supplier Makers+Mongers Supporters #TGGCF cheesetopia.ca 2015 BEST OF SHOW | 7 2015 Top 10 Bonnechere Best of Show Cheese Sommelier Vanessa Simmons selects her favourites from the 200 Canadian artisan and farm- stead cheeses on offer at #TGCCF 2015 Text and photos by Vanessa Simmons onnechere by Back Forty Artisan smooth ivory paste. Torching by hand Cheese (Lanark County, Ontario, Raw, gives Bonnechere smoky aromas with BSheep Milk, Semi-Firm Category) very distinct caramel flavour. With age, these characteristics amplify the tangy, My earliest and fondest tasting sweet, and fruity body of the cheese. memories, as a then-unripened-cheese Sour milk lingers with a slight amount enthusiast, is Jeff Fenwick’s Bonnechere, of acidity. It’s produced in very small a one-of-a-kind, semi-firm, cooked, and quantities with seasonal milk. New from double-pressed raw sheep milk cheese. Back Forty is Jeff’s yet-to-launch, un- Bonnechere is especially
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