Awards

Our Award-Winning Cheeses

2025

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold medal and Best in Show – Mt. Tom
    • Gold Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
    • Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
    • Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
  • Rowland Farm Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal (unripened) – Horseradish Milky White
    • Gold Medal (unripened) – Milky White
    • Bronze Medal (feta) – Alfaretta
    • Silver Medal – A-moos Buche

2024

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal and Reserve Best in Show – Europa
    • Gold Medal and Honorable Mention (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
    • Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
    • Bronze Medal (Swiss) – Crybaby
    • Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
    • Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal (American Originals)– 1881 Reserve
    • Bronze Medal (American Originals) – Storrs Original Farmstead Jack
    • Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
    • Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
  • Olympia Farm: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Silver medal (Italian-style soft) – Basket Ricotta
    • Bronze medal (Italian-style soft) – Ricotta
    • Silver medal (Fresh goat cheese) – Chvre

2023

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal and Best in Show – Europa
    • Silver Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
    • Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
    • Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
    • Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese

2022

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal and Best in Show – Europa
    • Bronze Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
    • Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
    • Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
  • Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Silver Medal (Italian-style) – The Finback
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese)– Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
    • Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese) – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
    • Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese) – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Cracked Black Pepper

2021

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: World Dairy Expo Championship
    • First Place (Open Class Hard Cheese) – Mt. Tom

2019

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
    • Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
    • Bronze Medal (Swiss) – Crybaby
    • Silver Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
    • Bronze Meda (Alpine-Style) – Mt. Tom
    • Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
    • Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
    • Silver Medal – Europa
  • UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
    • Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle Cheese (2nd place)
    • Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (3rd place)
  • Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal (Italian-style) – The Finback
    • Gold Medal (Italian-style) – Sea Change

2018

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
    • Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
    • Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
    • Bronze Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
    • Gold Medal – Europa
    • Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
  • Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal (Mold-ripened) – Melinda Mae
    • Bronze Medal (Italian-style) – Melville

2017

  • UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
    • Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese (2nd place)
    • Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (2nd place)
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
  • Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal (Mold-ripened) – Melinda Mae
    • Silver Medal (Italian-style) – The Twain
  • Olympia Farm
    • Silver medal (Ricotta) – Goat Milk Ricotta

2016

  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
    • Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
    • Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese

2015

  • Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze medal (Italian-style) – Mozzarella
    • Bronze Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
    • Bronze Medal – Europa
    • Bronze Medal – Tapping Reeve
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
    • Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese

2014

  • UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
    • Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (1st place)
  • UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
    • Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese