The Maine Cheese Guild

09/30/2026

🧀 A little Maine cheese news worth sinking your teeth into! 🐐 Check out the story behind Seal Cove Farm’s new owners, the goats, the cheese, and the next chapter of this iconic Maine cheesemaking story.

Seal Cove is best known for its perfectly bright, tangy, and creamy chevre, or fresh goat cheese. The company turns 50 years old this year and is now run by Thomas and Julie Cox: two goat nerds who are keeping this iconic Maine business in local Mainers' hands.

09/16/2026

The Maine Cheese Guild proudly announced its 2026 Maine Cheese Awards Winners during the 10th annual Maine Cheese Festival in Pittsfield this past Sunday. Facilitated by the Guild’s partners at the Maine Tasting Center - the awards celebrate the creativity and quality of Maine’s cheesemakers, bringing together some of the state’s finest cheeses for a blind, expert-led evaluation.

More than 100 cheeses were submitted for this year’s competition, representing cheesemakers from across Maine and competing in 10 categories. A diverse panel of chefs, cheesemongers, retailers, media representatives, and other Maine cheese experts judged entries on presentation, texture, flavor, and overall experience. In addition to category honors, one standout cheese was selected to receive the competition’s coveted Best in Show title. Read our press release here: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ncytw

FIRST PLACE WINNERS:
Haymay Creamery — Pudge, ‘Best in Show’ & Washed Rind Category
Spring Day Creamery — Evangeline, Bloomy Rind and Spring Day Blues, Blue Cheese
Fredrikson Farm — Plain Chevre, Fresh Cheese: Soft & Spreadable
Narrow Gate Creamery — Landholder, Fresh Cheese: Firm
Three Charm Farm — Feta, Brined Cheese
Fuzzy Udder Creamery — Landslide Reserve, Washed Curd
Crooked Face Creamery — Butterkäse, Aged Pressed Curd
Josh Pond — Meddybemps, Mountain/Alpine Cheese
Pumpkin Vine Family Farm — Tuscan, Flavored

For a full list of 2026 award winners, including second and third place winners, visit: https://www.mainecheeseguild.org/events/maine-cheese-festival

09/16/2026

The Maine Cheese Guild proudly announced its 2026 Maine Cheese Awards Winners during the 10th annual Maine Cheese Festival in Pittsfield this past Sunday. Facilitated by the Guild’s partners at the Maine Tasting Center, the awards celebrate the creativity and quality of Maine’s cheesemakers, bringing together some of the state’s finest cheeses for a blind, expert-led evaluation.

More than 100 cheeses were submitted for this year’s competition, representing cheesemakers from across Maine and competing in 10 categories. A diverse panel of chefs, cheesemongers, retailers, media representatives, and other Maine cheese experts judged entries on presentation, texture, flavor, and overall experience. In addition to category honors, one standout cheese was selected to receive the competition’s coveted Best in Show title. Read our press release here: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ncytw

FIRST PLACE WINNERS:
Haymay Creamery — Pudge, ‘Best in Show’ & Washed Rind Category
Spring Day Creamery — Evangeline, Bloomy Rind and Spring Day Blues, Blue Cheese
Fredrikson Farm — Plain Chevre, Fresh Cheese: Soft & Spreadable
Narrow Gate Creamery — Landholder, Fresh Cheese: Firm
Three Charm Farm — Feta, Brined Cheese
Fuzzy Udder Creamery — Landslide Reserve, Washed Curd
Crooked Face Creamery — Butterkäse, Aged Pressed Curd
Josh Pond — Meddybemps, Mountain/Alpine Cheese
Pumpkin Vine Family Farm — Tuscan, Flavored

For a full list of 2026 award winners, including second and third place winners, visit: https://www.mainecheeseguild.org/events/maine-cheese-festival

09/14/2026

What a day! Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and joined us to celebrate Maine-made cheese. It means so much to our cheesemakers and the entire Maine Cheese Guild community.

Despite rain, over 2,000 attended the annual Maine Cheese Festival that highlighted the importance of Maine-made products.

09/13/2026

🎉 TODAY’S THE DAY! 🎉We can’t wait to welcome you to Manson Park in Pittsfield for a day celebrating the incredible cheesemakers, makers, farmers, food vendors, musicians, presenters, and small businesses that make Maine’s food community so special. 🧀💛

📍 Manson Park | Pittsfield, Maine
⏰ Today, 11 AM–5 PM

Grab your friends and family and we’ll see you SOON! 💛
https://mainecheesefestival.org/

09/12/2026

One of the things that makes the Maine Cheese Festival so special is the incredible community of artisan makers who bring it to life. We are excited to welcome you to Manson Park in Pittsfield tomorrow and celebrate these amazing Maine businesses.

🌧️ RAIN OR SHINE! 🌤️
We’re keeping our fingers crossed for improved weather, but the festival is a GO—rain or shine!

09/11/2026

🌮🧀 Come Hungry! Our Food Trucks Are Ready for You! 🧀🌮

Great cheese deserves great food, and the 10th Annual Maine Cheese Festival has plenty of both! This Sunday, September 13, take a break from sampling and shopping and grab something delicious from our lineup of Maine food truck vendors.

Bryant's Brewing Coffee Trailer The Ugly Dumpling, Pinky D's Poutine Factory, Cruzin Slice, Bowlicious, Downtown Charcuterie and Sojourn Ice Co.

https://mainecheesefestival.org/

09/11/2026

Every adult ticket to the 10th Annual Maine Cheese Festival includes a special insulated festival goody bag—complete with a reusable gel ice pack to help keep your cheese purchases cool while you explore the festival! 🎉

*While supplies last. Product may vary.

🎟️ Snag yours here, now: https://mainecheesefestival.org/