2009 Edition Finalists

2009 Cheese Finalists:
Here are the 2009 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix Finalists in each different category:

Fresh Cheese:

• Les bouchées – Italian Style, Damafro Inc. (QC)
• Bocconcini, International Cheese Co. Ltd. (ON)

Soft Cheese with bloomy rind:

• Island Bries, Little Qualicum Cheeseworks Ltd. (BC)
• Evanturel, Thornloe Cheese (ON)

Semi-soft Cheese:

• Edam, Bothwell Cheese (MB)
• Gouda Mild, Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd. (AB)

Washed-rind Cheese:

• Comtomme, Fromagerie La Station (QC)
• La Roubine de Noyan, Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser (QC)

Firm Cheese:

• St.Georges, Thornloe Cheese (ON)
• Le Blackburn, Fromagerie Blackburn (QC)

Swiss-type Cheese:

• Miranda, Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser (QC)
• Oka l’Artisan, Agropur, Fine cheese Division (QC)

Pasta Filata:

• Provolone, Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. (ON)
• Racolli Pizza Mozzarella, Parmalat (ON)

Mozzarella:

Not enough entries

Blue Cheese:

• Dragon’s Breath Blue, That Dutchman’s Cheese Farm (NS)
• Bleu Bénédictin, Abbaye St-Benoît-du-Lac (QC)

Flavoured Cheese with added non-particulate flavouring:

• Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar, Balderson/Parmalat (ON)
• Le Guillaume Tell, Domaine Féodal (QC)

Flavoured Cheese with added particulate solids and flavouring:

• Oka with mushrooms, Agropur, Fine cheese Division (QC)
• Jalapeño flavoured Cheddar, St-Albert Cheese Co-operative Inc. (ON)

Mild Cheddar:

• Mild Cheddar, Empire Cheese and Butter Company (ON)
• Balderson Mild Cheddar Balderson/Parmalat (ON)

Medium Cheddar:

• H.T. White Cheddar (Medium) St-Albert Cheese Co-operative Inc. (ON)
• Medium Cheddar, Agropur, Cheese Division and Functional product (QC)

Extra Old Cheddar:

• Balderson 6 year Heritage Balderson/Parmalat (ON)
• Old Cheddar, Amalgamated Dairies Limited (PEI)

Farmhouse Cheese:

• Alfred Le Fermier, Fromagerie La Station (QC)
• Raclette du Roy Léo, Fromagerie F.X. Pichet (QC)

Organic Cheese:

• Organic Gouda, Damafro Inc. (QC)
• Comtomme Signature, Fromagerie La Station (QC)

Retail Packaging Design:

• Omega-3 Ricotta Cup, Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd. (ON)
• Île-aux-Grues Cheddar, Société Coopérative Agricole de l’Île-aux-Grues (QC)