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Article: Wisconsin Could Lose Its Cheese Title
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- December 11, 2006
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COLBY, Wis. - Wisconsin, which proudly calls itself "America's Dairyland" and embraces all things cheese as a whey of life, is not yet ready to become a second-rate cheese power.
California is poised to take over the crown - or the cheesehead? - as the nation's top cheese producer as early as next year, but Wisconsin cheese lovers say quality is more important than quantity.
"We still have the best cheese," says Mary Deheck, a suburban Milwaukee resident who often makes a special trip to this central Wisconsin cheese mecca to stock up. She buys 100 pounds of cheese per year, typically colby or cheddar, for herself and her daughter, and for gifts.
Last year, California made 2.1 billion ...