September 2017 Board Book

Real California Cheeses…Page 2 of 3

• Oakdale Cheese & Specialties, Oakdale, 1 st for Cumin Gouda, Flavored Cheeses, International Style w/Flavor Added • Rogue Creamery, Central Point, OR, 1 st for Organic Caveman Blue Cheese, Blue Mold Cheeses/Blue Veined with Rind/External Coating • Peluso Cheese Company, Los Banos, 1 st for Teleme, American Originals, Teleme • Marquez Brothers International, Inc., San Jose, 2 nd place each for Peach Drinkable Yogurt and Prune Smoothie and 3 rd place for Strawberry Drinkable Yogurt, Yogurt & Cultured Products w/Flavors Added, and 3 rd for Oaxaca, Hispanic & Portuguese Style Cheeses/Cooking Hispanic. • Rumiano Cheese Company, Crescent City, 2 nd for Dry Monterey Jack and 3 rd for Peppercorn Dry Jack, American Originals / Dry Jack Made from Cow’s Milk, 3 rd for Organic Smoked Mozzarella, Smoked Cheeses/Italian Styles, and 3 rd for Organic Salted Butter, Butters/Salted • Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, Nicasio, 2 nd for San Geronimo, Washed Rind Cheeses/Raclette Style Aged > 45 Days • Karoun Dairies, Inc., Turlock, 3 rd for Drinkable Kefir, Cultured Milk & Cream Products, Kefir, Drinkables, etc. • Marin French Cheese Co., Petaluma, 3 rd for Petite Jalapeño, Flavored Cheeses, Soft- Ripened with Flavor Added • Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc., Modesto, 3 rd for Panela, Hispanic & Portuguese Style Cheeses, Fresh/Unripened In total, 12 cow’s milk cheese and dairy producers won awards for products made with 100% Real California milk from the state’s more than 1300 dairy farm families. Real California cheeses and dairy products can be found at retailers throughout the U.S., Mexico and Asia. For more information about cheese and dairy products that carry the Real California Cheese or Milk seal, visit: RealCaliforniaMilk.com. For more information on ACS competition winners, go to: cheesesociety.org.

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