World’s best cheese 2020: Rogue River Blue. iPhone farm!

Rogue Creamery, which won in 2019/2020 for its Rogue River Blue produced in Central Point, Ore., beat out a field of 3,804 cheeses from 42 countries. It was a first for American cheese in the awards’ 32-year history.

Time codes:

00:37 — Robotic farm managed from iPhone
01:32 — Milk. What makes Rogue river special
02:35 — Rogue River Blue presentation
03:33 — The Farm. Cow’s paradise
05:14 — Rogue River Blue Tasting tips
06:32 — Rogue River Blue. Wine pairing

David Gremmels, president of Rogue Creamery who is also known as «Mr. Blue» said web traffic and sales were up 500% since the award was announced.

A wheel, which weighs on average 84 ounces, costs $235; a quarter wheel is $75.

Here are the top 10 Cheeses in order at this year's awards:

1. USA
Organic Blue Cheese Rogue River Blue
Rogue Creamery
roguecreamery.com

2. Italy
Nazionale del Parmigiano Reggiano Latteria Sociale Santo Stefano
Consorzio Conva - Nazionale del Parmigiano Reggiano
conva.it

3. Spain
Torta del Casar DOP Virgen del Prado
Queseria Doña Francisca
queseriadonafrancisca.com

4. UK
Pitchfork Cheddar
Trethowan’s Dairy
trethowansdairy.co.uk

5. Switzerland
Gruyère AOP Premier Cru
Cremo - von Mühlenen
cremo.ch

6. Italy
Quintano
Lavialattea
caseificiolavialattea.it

7. Switzerland
Gallus
Walo von Mühlenen
affineurwalo.ch

8. Switzerland
Le Gruyère AOP
Emmi Schweiz ch.
emmi.com

9. France
Epoisses PDO
Laiteries H. Triballat
rians.com

10. Japan
Mori No Cheese
Hand Made Cheese Nasu No Mori
nasunomori.jp


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