2018 winners
The cream of Québec cheeses!
QUÉBEC’S DEVOTED CHEESE MAKERS CREATE UNIQUE CHEESES
Sélection Caseus, the Québec cheese contest, aims to recognize the expertise of Québec cheese makers and the excellence of their products. The contest rewards the hard work of these flavour artists who design exceptional products.
Each year, Québec’s cheese makers are invited to submit their best creations in the competition. All cheese makers, both large and small, can enter the race and see the fruit of their labour featured among the best cheeses Québec has to offer.
Sélection Caseus is a registered trademark of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). MAPAQ manages the contest through a steering committee made up of partners from Québec’s cheese industry.
In 2018, after a rigorous evaluation process, a jury of 25 experts judged and assessed more than 236 cheeses, recognized 27 winning cheeses in as many categories, and awarded the prestigious Caseus Or prize to Bleu D’Élisabeth, created by the Centre-du-Québec cheese maker La Fromagerie du Presbytère .
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2018 winners by category
Cow-milk cheese
Washed, mixed or natural rind
Soft
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L'Empereur
Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser
Montérégie
Semi-soft
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Noyan
Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser
Montérégie
Firm or hard
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Bloomy rind
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Cow-milk cheese
Washed, mixed or natural rind
Soft
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Semi-soft
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Firm or hard
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Bloomy rind
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Goat-milk cheese
Washed, mixed or natural rind
Soft
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Semi-soft
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Firm or hard
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Bloomy rind
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Sheep-milk cheese
Washed, mixed or natural rind
Soft
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Semi-soft
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Firm or hard
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Bloomy rind
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All milk types
Unripened
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Interior-ripened without ripening holes
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Interior-ripened with ripening holes
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Blue-veined
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Grilling cheese
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Fleur Saint-Michel
La Fromagerie du terroir de Bellechasse
Chaudière-Appalaches
Blended milk cheese (milk from different animal species)
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Le Pionnier
Fromagerie Nouvelle France et Fromagerie Du Presbytère
Estrie, Centre-du-Québec
Fresh curd cheese
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Cheddar
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Flavoured by smoking, maceration or the addition of favoured ingredients
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Flavoured by the addition of spices, vegetables, fruit or nuts
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Light
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Cheddar léger moyen biologique
Fromagerie L'Ancêtre inc.
Centre-du-Québec
Best raw-milk cheese
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Le Pionnier
Fromagerie Nouvelle France et Fromagerie Du Presbytère
Estrie, Centre-du-Québec