10/20/2026
In a historic triumph for American craft food, Rogue River Blue—an organic blue cheese handcrafted by Rogue Creamery in Central Point—shattered expectations by beating a record-breaking 3,804 entries from 42 countries to be crowned the “Best Cheese in the World” at the prestigious World Cheese Awards in 2019 and remains the only American creamery to ever win best cheese in the world🎉. This monumental victory marked the very first time an American-made cheese captured the global grand champion title, orchestrating a massive upset against Europe’s historic dairy titans. The award-winning masterpiece is an ultra-limited seasonal delicacy produced exclusively around the autumn equinox, when the creamery’s single herd of cows yields exceptionally rich, high-butterfat milk. Hand-wrapped in organic Syrah grape leaves that have been macerated in locally distilled pear brandy, the cheese undergoes months of cave-aging to develop a remarkably complex flavor profile featuring notes of blackberry, vanilla, hazelnut, and subtle brandy heat. This distinct combination of terroir and craftsmanship created what judges celebrated as a literal “taste party”, firmly cementing Oregon’s place on the global culinary stage.
To learn some pretty fascinating facts about the cheese, check out the comments section ❤️
P.S. I have no affiliation with Rogue Creamery and this is not a paid advertisement 😘
