One Cheese to Rule Us All… News | February 24, 2023 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Two of the top three cheeses in the country are from Wisconsin. Judges at the United States Championship Cheese Contest yesterday named a smoked Gouda from a cheesemaker in Connecticut as the top cheese in the country. A hard raw milk cheese made by Door Artisan Cheese Company of Egg Harbor came in second, and Medium Cheddar made by Dillon Sylla in Blair, Wisconsin came in third. The cheese championship brought-in more than 22 hundred different cheeses from 197 dairy companies in 35 different states. Overall, Wisconsin cheesemakers won the most gold medals, taking home 54 Best of Class finishes.