The Village Cheese Company
3475 Smith Drive RR#2 Armstrong, British Columbia V0E 1B0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Village Cheese Company is pleased to announce that its master cheese maker Ivan Matte and its Farmstead Artisan Medium Cheddar have been awarded today, the Cheese Grand Championship at the 2001 Royal Winter Fair !

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The Village Cheese Company's FARMSTEAD ARTISAN CHEESE are handcrafted in small batches to ensure quality and are created with uncompromising attention to detail using Old World methods that guarantee excellence. By using only the finest quality ingredients and fresh milk from local farms, the result is a truly distinctive all natural cheese that captures the essence of the Okanagan Valley. Although the competition was well attended by Canada's cheese companies, Ivan Matte and the Farmstead Artisan Cheeses took 8 first prizes and 2 second prizes in all!

• Artisan Extra Aged Cheddar:
  • first in its cheddar class 01
• Artisan Medium Cheddar:
  • first in its cheddar class 03
  • show Grand Champion
• Artisan Mild Cheddar:
  • first in its cheddar class 05
• Parmesan:
  • first in its Variety HARD class 01
• Goat Parmesan:
  • first in its Variety Goat class 09
• Monterey Jack:
  • First in its Variety FIRM class 03
• Village Smokehouse Cheddar:
  • first in its Variety Open class 08
• Canadian Maple Cheddar:
  • second only to Village Smokehouse in its Variety Open class 08
• Suicidally Hot Horseradish:
  • fifth in its Variety Open class 08