MEET THE CHEESEMAKER GALA RECEPTION

Spend Saturday evening in the exquisite Grand Terrace overlooking beautiful Lake Monona, meeting 35 Wisconsin cheesemakers and sampling 200 different farmstead and artisan cheeses. Tickets: $28, sold only in advance.

Participating Cheesemakers:

• BelGioioso Cheese - meet a Cheesemaker and taste Burrata, Crescenza, Creamy Gorgonzola, American Grana, Italico and Provolone
• Bleu Mont Dairy - meet Cheesemaker Willi Lehner and taste Reserve Bandaged Cheddar & Alpine Renegade
• Capri Cheesery - meet Cheesemaker Felix Thalhammer and taste St. Felix, St. Pauliner, Washed Bear, and Feta
• Carr Valley Cheese - meet Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook and taste a variety of Award-Winning Mixed-Milk Cheeses
• Cedar Grove Cheese - meet Master Cheesemaker Bob Wills and taste a variety of New Sheep's Milk Cheeses
• Cesar Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Cesar Luis and taste Queso Oaxaca, Quesadilla & Chipotle Quesadilla
• Chalet Cheese Cooperative - meet Cheesemaker Myron Olson and taste Limburger, German-Style Brick & Baby Swiss
• Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese - meet Cheesemaker George Crave and taste Mascarpone, Farmers Rope, Les Freres, Fresh Mozzarella and Petit Frere
• DCI Cheese - meet a Cheesemaker and taste Salemville Blue Veined Cheeses, Gorgonzola, Leiderkranz & Organic Creamery Cheddar
• Edelweiss Creamery - meet Master Cheesemaker Bruce Workman and taste Big Wheel Emmentaler
• Emmi-Roth Kase USA - meet Cheesemaker Kevin Davis and taste Grand Cru Gruyere Surchoix, GranQueso, Moody Blue & Roth's Private Reserve
• Fantome Farm - meet Cheesemaker Anne Topham and taste Fresh Chevre, Moreso with Ash & Ridgeway Ghost
• Harmony Specialty Dairy - meet owners Ralph & Sharon Bredl and taste Cheshire Rosemary, Abergele Mushroom Chive, Abergele, Nut Brown Ale Caerphilly & Caerphilly
• Henning Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Kert Henning and taste Mammoth Cheddar and Fruit Flavored Cheddars
• Hidden Springs Creamery - meet Cheesemaker Brenda Jensen and taste Driftless, Ocooch Mountain, Farmstead Feta & Bohemian Blue
• Holland's Family Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Marieke Penterman and taste Authentic Dutch Goudas
• Hook's Cheese - meet Cheesemakers Tony & Julie Hook and taste 10-Year Cheddar, 5-Year Cheddar, Original Blue, Blue Paradise, Little Boy Blue & Hook's Red Errigal
• Lactalis American Group - meet Cheesemaker Lenny Bass and taste Feta, Brie & Camembert
• Meister Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Scott Barker and taste Morel & Leek Jack, 3 Alarm Jack, Bruschetta Jack, Eagle Cave Reserve, Caraway Cheddar, Mediterranean Cheddar
• Montchevre-Betin - meet a Cheesemaker and taste Fresh Goat Cheese, Cabrie, Bucheron, Chevre Fleurie & Feta
• Mt. Sterling Co-op Creamery - meet Cheesemakers Al O'Brien & Bjorn Unseth and taste Sterling Reserve, Goat Jack, and Raw Milk Goat Cheeses
• Nordic Creamery - meet Cheesemaker Al Bekkum and taste Capriko, Feddost, Cheddar & Mountain Jack
• Organic Valley - meet a Cheesemaker and taste a variety of Organic Valley cheeses
• Otter Creek Organic Farm - meet Bartlett Durand and taste Seasonal Raw Milk Cheddars & Pesto Cheddar
• Pastureland Cooperative - meet Cheesemaker Mark Steckler and taste Goodhue Grass-fed Gouda, Raw Milk Cheddar & Farmdog Blue
• Roelli Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Chris Roelli and taste Dunbarton Blue
• Sartori Foods - meet Cheesemakers Mike Matucheski and Mark Gustafson, and taste SarVecchio, Bellavitano, Gorgonzola, & Asiago
• Sassy Cow Creamery - meet Cheesemaker Kara Kasten and taste Cheese Curds & String Cheese
• Saxon Homestead Creamery - meet Cheesemaker Jerry Heimerl and taste Big Ed's, Green Fields, Saxony, Pastures & Evalon
• Seymour Dairy - meet Cheesemaker Mike Brennanstuhl and taste Ader Kase Reserve, Crocker Hills Organic Blue & Gorgonzola
• Uplands Cheese - meet Cheesemaker Mike Gingrich and taste Pleasant Ridge Reserve
• White Jasmine - meet Owner Huma Siddiqui and taste Cumin Gouda, Tandoori Gouda & Sajji BBQ Gouda
• Widmer's Cheese Cellars - meet Master Cheesemaker Joe Widmer and taste Aged Brick, Mild Brick, Authentic Colby, 8-Year Cheddar and Brick Cold Pack

SUNDAY ARTISAN MARKETPLACE

Shop a festive marketplace showcasing 50 of Wisconsin's finest artisan cheesemakers, gourmet food companies, wineries and artists in a farmer’s market setting. Sample and purchase product. Tickets: $12, includes an insulated cooler bag for cheese purchases. Tickets sold only in advance.

Exhibitors Include:

• Baraboo Candy Company - chocolate Cow Pies, Badger Claws, Moo Chews & Udder Fingers
• Caitlin Leline Watercolors - meet artist Caitlin Leline, paintings, prints and cards
• Carr Valley Cheese - many varieties of Carr Valley Cheese
• Cedar Creek Winery - sample a variety of Cedar Creek wines
• Culture Magazine - meet Kate Arding, co-founder artisan cheese magazine
• Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier - tuffles & chocolate sauce
• Edelweiss Creamery - assorted Edelweiss Creamery cheeses
• Emmi-Roth Kase USA - assorted Roth Kase USA cheeses
• Fromagination - cheeses & perfect companions
• Hawkwind LLC - hot pepper mustard and hot pepper relish
• Herself Studio - meet artist Laurel Schwartz, original acrylic paintings, note cards
• Hidden Oaks Apiary - local honey
• Hixton Blue Collar Cafe & Jams - spicy jams
• Hook's Cheese - Hook's Cheddar and Blue cheeses
• Howling Wolf Gourmet Foods - gourmet BBQ sauces & rubs
• Kickapoo Gold - organic maple syrup & maple cream
• LaClare Farms Specialties - Evalon Raw Milk Goat Cheese & natural goat milk soaps
• Louie's Specialty Foods - gourmet puddings and baked custard
• Martha's Hot Mustard - hot mustard
• Mt. Sterling Cheese Cooperative - many varieties of Mt. Sterling Goat Cheeses
• Nature's Bakery Cooperative - granola, essene bread, breads & cookies
• Renaissance Farm - olive oil, pesto, sea salts & vinaigrettes
• Ringhand Beer Mustard - beer mustard
• Roelli Cheese - Dunbarton Blue & Cheshire Cheese
• Porchlight, Inc. - jams, jellies, scone mixes & pickled veggies
• Potter's Crackers - artisan crackers
• Quince and Apple - jars of preserves & gift boxes
• Sartori Cheese - Bellavitano, SarVecchio, Asiago
• Stump's Hot Olives - hot olives, pickled garlic & bloody mary mix
• Teraswhey - whey protein drinks in a variety of flavors
• TerraSource Chocolates - dark vegan chocolates
• Tootski's Toffee - handcrafted milk and dark chocolate almond toffee
• Widmer's Cheese Cellars - Widmer's Brick, Cheddar & Colby cheeses
• Wild Hare Foods - summer sausage, meat snack sticks & jerky
• Wollersheim Winery - sample a variety of Wollersheim wines