Cheese: Artisanal Cheese Movement: Wisconsin

Although most people would usually think of Wisconsin first as the home of industrial American cheese, it does have a long tradition of craft cheeses as well. Widmer’s Cheese Cellars is an excellent example of artisanal cheese dating back to 1922 and still using traditional Swiss methods in making brick, limburger, and muenster, virtually the same cheeses made nearly a century ago. Bass Lake Cheese dates back to 1918 and Brunkow Cheese to 1899, though of late they have been making more organic, raw milk cheeses in small batches.