Russ Kohler, a co-owner of Heber Valley Artisan Cheese and the dairy farm it is located on, submitted 14 cheeses to the American Cheese Society's annual competition for the second year in a row. This year, he came home with three awards.
Kohler inherited the family-owned-and operated dairy farm from his Swiss-born great-great-grandfather began working on it after immigrating to the United States. His great-grandfather then bought the creamery in 1929. It has been in the family ever since.
The creamery and cheese company serves Summit, Salt Lake, Wasatch and Utah counties, and Kohler said he prides himself in being able to offer residents a local product that tastes great.
"It is a lot of trial and error and a complex tasting system," said Kohler. "We have cheese-taste events where the public can come and pay $5 to blind test new cheeses and rate them."
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