cheese | Connecticut dairy farm wins top prize at U.S. Cheese Championship

An aged Gouda made by a Connecticut-based cheese farm has been named 2023 United States "Champion Cheese."

The cheese, called Europa, was made at Arethusa Farm in Bantam. It went against over 2,200 other cheese entries from dairy farmers and cheese makers across the nation at the Green Bay, Wis. competition held on Feb. 21 – Feb. 23. After two days of competing, Europa was announced as the top cheese of the year.

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Arethusa's cheesemaker Matt Benham leads a tour inside one of the dairy's cheese caves, a chilled room where the prize-winning blue cheese ripens before it's ready to be sold. — Arethusa’s cheesemaker Matt Benham leads a tour inside one of the dairy’s cheese caves, a chilled room where the prize-winning blue cheese ripens before it’s ready to be sold.Emily M. Olson / Hearst Connecticut Media

According to the Arethusa website, the Europa Gouda is aged six to 12 months and is the farm’s take on the classic Dutch cheese. The cheese has “wispy” notes of butterscotch and toasted nuts and melts well on things like burgers and soups.

One of the judges told the Green Bay Press Gazette the Europa Gouda “just brought it. It tasted amazing this week.”

The cheese scored a 98.739 out of 100, a score not even two tenths higher than the first runner-up from Appleton, Wis. The contest, which has been around since 1981, is hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association every two years.

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Since then, Arethusa Farm has expanded its offerings and the farm. In addition to this year’s Gouda win, the farm has won numerous awards at other national and international cheese competitions. Arethusa has also gained popularity for its ice cream made fresh daily with milk from the Litchfield farm.

The team at Arethusa also has several other businesses such as its cheese store in New Haven, Arethusa Farm Dairy and Cafe in West Hartford, Arethusa al tavolo restaurant and Arethusa a mano cafe.

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