This week on Alpine Saturday: Grand Cru Surchoix by Emmi Roth USA presented by ACS CCP® Pat Polowsky:
This cheese was declared the World Champion at the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest.
Quick facts
Milk type: cow
Age: 9 months+
The flavor of Grand Cru Surchoix is tailored more towards the American palate: sweeter and more fruity, less brothy and pungent as other Alpine washed-rind cheeses.
For more information check out Janet Fletcher’s write-up: http://www.janetfletcher.com/blog/2016/6/26/almost-perfect
THIS JUST IN: THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SO MANY IN OUR CHEESE COMMUNITY, TWO SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN FULLY FUNDED!! WE ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR A THIRD SCHOLARSHIP UNTIL 4/30 AND WINNERS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MAY 1.
Our Facebook Cheese Study Group is raising funds to send worthy ACS CCP exam® candidates and ACS CCPs® who want to attend the 2017 ACS Conference in Denver, Cheese With Altitude. You can apply for a scholarship by clicking hereand you can contribute to the scholarship fund by clicking here. All monies raised (withe the exception of the fees charged by GoFundMe) go to the winners of the scholarship. everyone involved in the scholarship efforts is donating their time and receiving NO fees or monetary compensation… just the feeling of helping those who need our help. Complete rules and information can be found here.
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