The American Dairy Goat Association 2018 Goat Milk Cheese Competition was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the ADGA Annual Convention. The competition was judged by Dr. Steve Zeng, Langston, OK and Dr. Lucia Sepe, Potenza, Italy. Learn more about these highly-qualified judges >>
Commercial Results | Amateur Results
Commercial Entry Results
| 1.Unflavored Soft Cheese Bulk or Tub | ||
| 1. Chevre | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| 2. Plain Chevre | Thomas Farm | Jim Thomas |
| 3. Plain Chevre | Stickney Dairy | Allison Lenzmeier |
| 2. Unflavored Soft Cheese Molded or Formed | ||
| 1. Plain Chevre | Grazy Valley | Julie Mauer |
| 2. Chevre | Gothberg Farms LLC | Rhonda Gothberg |
| 3. Fresh Chevre | Hidden Creek Farms | Pamela Barry |
| 3. Flavored Soft Cheese Bulk or Tub | ||
| Sweet | ||
| 1. Strawberry Crème | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| 2. Mango Tango Chevre | Latte Da Dairy | Anne Jones |
| 3. Chocolate Cherry | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| Savory | ||
| 1. Roasted Garlic and Herb | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| 2. Cajun | Risin’Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| 3. Nicolau Farms Lavender Honey | Nicolau Farms | Walter Nicolau |
| Flavored Soft Cheese Molded or Formed | ||
| Sweet | ||
| 1. Cranberry Cinnamon | Stickney Farms | Allison Lenzmeier |
| 2. Honey | Stickney Farms | Allison Lenzmeier |
| 3. Pumpkin Chevre | Stickney Farms | Allison Lenzmeier |
| Savory | ||
| 1. Garlic and Dill | Hidden Creek Farms | Pamela Barry |
| 2. Hoja Santa | Mozzarella Company | Paula Lambert |
| Unflavored Surface Penicillium Candidum Mold Ripened | ||
| 1. Velvet Sister | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie-Chapter |
| 2. Ada’s Honor | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| 3. Harpeth Fleur | Noble Springs Dairy | Justyne and Dustin Noble |
| Unflavored Surface All Other Mold Ripened | ||
| 1. Ellie’s Cloudy Down | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| 2. Bollies Mollies | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie-Chapter |
| Flavored Surface Penicillin Candidum Mold Ripened | ||
| 1. Claire’s Mandell Hill | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| 2. Alys’s Eclipse | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| 3. Adair’s Folly | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| Flavored Surface All Other Mold Ripened | ||
| 1. Ode To Joy | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| 2. Hanna’s Awash | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| Blue Veined Cheese Exterior Molding | ||
| 1. Boonters Blue | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie Chapter |
| Flavored Fresh Mozzarella Cheese | ||
| 1. Onion and Dill | Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery | Del Burkholder |
| Unflavored Feta | ||
| 1. Plain Feta | Triple Creek Dairy | Brendia Kempf |
| 2. Feta in Oil | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim VanZant |
| 3. Feta | Mozzarella Company | Paula Lambert |
| Unflavored Semi-Soft Cheese | ||
| 1. Boont Corner Vintage | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie-Chapter |
| 2. Goat Milk Cheddar | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| 3. Brieda | Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery | Del Burkholder |
| Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese | ||
| 1. Smoked Goat Cheddar | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| Unflavored Hard Cheeses | ||
| 1. Cabra | Latte Da Dairy | Anne Jones |
| 2. Gouda | Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery | Del Burkholder |
| 3. Caerphilly | Gothberg Farms LLC | Rhonda Gothberg |
| Flavored Hard Cheeses | ||
| 1. Pepper Jack | Latte Da Dairy | Anne Jones |
| 2. Cotzwold | Latte Da Dairy | Anne Jones |
| 3. New Mexico green Chile | Gothberg Farms | Rhonda Gothberg |
| 3. Festivo Montasio | Mozzarella Company | Paula Lambert |
| Unflavored Yogurt | ||
| 1. Plain Goats Milk Yogurt | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| Flavored Yogurt | ||
| 1. Blueberry Yogurt | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| Unflavored Fermented Milk | ||
| 1. Plain Goats Milk Kefir | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| Flavored Fermented Milk | ||
| 1. Vanilla Goats Milk Kefir | Redwood Hill Farm | Sharon Bice |
| Confections | ||
| 1. Goat Milk Caramel Vanilla | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim Vanzant |
| 2. Goat Milk Caramel Cinnamon | Risin’ Creek Creamery | Tim Vanzant |
| 3. Fudge | Noble Springs Dairy | Justyne and Dustin Noble |
| Gift Basket | ||
| 1. Gift Basket | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie-Chapter |
| Best In Show | ||
| Ellie’s Cloudy Down | Ruggles Hill Creamery | Tricia Smith |
| Reserve Best In Show | ||
| Boont Corner Vintage | Pennyroyal Farm | Erika McKenzie-Chapter |
Amateur Entry Results
| Unflavored Soft Cheese Molded or Formed | ||
| 1. Plain Chevre | Lunar Magick Farm | Kathy Poindexter |
| 2. Chevre | Trinity Rose | Arden Ward |
| Flavored Soft cheese Bulk or Tub | ||
| Savory | ||
| 1. No placing | ||
| 2. Carmelized Leek Quark | Meadowwild Farm | Barbara Adams |
| Flavored Soft Cheese | ||
| 1. Garlic Dill and Chive | Lunar Magick Farm | Kathy Poindexter |
| 2. Honey Walnut | Trinity Rose | Arden Ward |
| 3. Toasted Onion Herb | Lunar Magick Farm | Kathy Poindexter |
| Unflavored Semi-Soft Cheese | ||
| 1. Colby | Isidore Meadows | Deborah Whaley |
| 2. Cacciota | Summer Solstice Farm | Hiede Potter |
| Unflavored Hard Cheeses | ||
| 1. No placing | ||
| 2. Cheddar | Isidore Meadows | Deborak Whaley |
| 3. Little mountain Cheddar | Villa Mir Farm | Caroline Kovac |
| Flavored Hard Cheese | ||
| 1. No placing | ||
| 2. Olive Oil rubbed rind Cheddar | Meadowwild Farm | Barbara Adams |
| Unflavored Fermented Milk | ||
| 1. No placing | ||
| 2. Plain Kefir | Trinity Rose | Arden Ward |
| Confections | ||
| 1. Fudge | Casey Prochniak | Casey Prochniak |
| 2. Goat Milk Caramel | William Henning | Honomu Goat Dairy |
| 3. Macadamia Nut Caramel | William Henning | Honomu Goat Dairy |
| Best In Show | ||
| Colby | Isidore Meadows | Deborah Whaley |
| Reserve Best In Show | ||
| Garlic Dill and Chive | Lunar Magick Farm | Kathy Poindexter |
