20 finalists in the US Championship Cheese Contest

The 20 finalists have been named in the glorious UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP CHEESE CONTEST! Thirteen of them are from Wisconsin, neatly demonstrating that Wisconsin still exists.

I don't think of flavoured gouda as actual cheese.

2017 United States Championship Cheese Contest20 Finalists

Class: Cheddar, Medium (3 to 6 months)Team Meister 3, Meister Cheese, Muscoda, WI, Medium Cheddar

Class: Cheddar, Aged One to Two YearsTerry Lensmire, Agropur, Weyauwega, WI, Cheddar Cheese, Cut from 640

Class: Cheddar, Aged Two Years or LongerDaniel Stearns, Agropur, Weyauwega, WI, Cheddar Cheese, Cut from 640

Class: Bandaged Cheddar, Mild to MediumSaxon Cheese LLC, Saxon Cheese LLC, Cleveland, WI, Old English Style Cheddar, Aged 5 Months

Class: Bandaged Cheddar, Sharp to AgedWayne Hintz, Red Barn Family Farms, Appleton, WI, Bandaged Cheddar, Sharp to Aged

Class: Baby Swiss StyleCasey Petak, Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Middlefield, OH, Baby Swiss cheese

Class: Blue Veined CheesesImperia Foods Montfort WI Team, Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, NJ, Montforte Bleu Wheel

Class: Brie & CamembertJasper Hill, Cellars at Jasper Hill, Greensboro Bend, VT, Moses Sleeper

Class: Edam & GoudaMarieke Gouda Team, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, WI, Marieke Gouda Belegen

Class: Gouda, AgedMarieke Gouda Team, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, WI, Marieke Gouda Aged

Class: Gouda, FlavoredGonzales Christopher, Glanbia Nutritionals, Twin Falls, ID, Gouda/Green Olives & Pimento

Class: Smoked GoudaSaxon Creamery Team, Saxon Cheese LLC, Cleveland, WI, Smoked Gouda Aged 7 Months

Class: Open Class: Flavored Semi-soft (semi-hard) CheesesLake Country Dairy Team, Schuman Cheese, Fairfield, NJ, Yellow Door Creamery Harissa Rubbed Fontal Cheese

Class: Open Class: Flavored Hard CheesesMike Matucheski, Sartori Company, Antigo, WI, Sartori Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano

Class: Open Class: Smoked Soft and Semi-soft CheesesZimmerman Cheese Team 2, Zimmerman Cheese, South Wayne, WI, Smoked Brick

Class: Reduced Fat Soft & Semi-soft CheesesJohn (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, WI, Reduced Fat Muenster

Class: Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese FoodWidmer's Cheese Cellars, Widmer's Cheese Cellars, Theresa, WI, Traditional Washed Rind Aged Brick Spread

Class: Surface (Mold) Ripened Goat's Milk CheesesCypress Grove, Cypress Grove, Arcata, CA, Fresh Goat Cheese

Class: Hard Goat's Milk CheesesTeam Montchevre, Montchevre-Betin, Inc., Belmont, WI, Trivium

Class: Hard Mixed Milk CheesesMike Matucheski, Sartori Company, Antigo, WI, Sartori Tre Donnes