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Meadow Creek Dairy in Grayson County, Virginia has taken home more enviable awards in the world of cheese making!

The dairy, which is headed up by husband and wife team Rick and Helen Feete and their children, claimed second place in the Best in Show category and first place in the Farmstead category at the American Cheese Society competition in Chicago last weekend. Both awards were for their Grayson (pictured), a rich, nutty white cheese that, like all the Meadow Creek cheeses, is made from milk produced by their own dairy herd.

According to the society's Web site, more than 1,100 cheeses were judged. The winners of all 22 categories went up for the Best in Show award.

Here's what the Feetes had to say about the awards on their Web site:

"We're honored -- and a little stunned -- that the judges chose Grayson over so many other excellent cheeses, and even more flattered by the best of show award. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years; you've helped prove that a small, local dairy can hold their own in the big time as well as anyone."

If you've never tried Meadow Creek Dairy cheese, look for it at Annie Kay's Whole Foods, Harvest Moon Food Store, Gourmet Pantry, Eats Natural Foods, Vintage Cellar or the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op.

Read more about Meadow Creek Dairy here or here.
Photo from Meadowcreekdairy.com