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Pleasant Ridge Reserve
North of Dodgeville,
Wisconsin is an expanse of rolling hills and valleys that were left untouched by
the Ice Age glaciers. These are the same glaciers that later helped to form Lake
Superior, Lake Michigan, and the many lakes dotting the Wisconsin landscape. The
untouched area is known as the Uplands and it is here where Mike and Carol
Gingrich have their farm and Uplands Cheese Company.
Mike and Carol's cows are free to graze on three hundred acres of ridgetop land
where the soil is ideally adapted to producing rich grasses and other grazing
herbs. Because the Gingrich's make sure their cows graze in a rotational manner,
they are certain to nosh fresh pasture every day.
Pleasant Ridge Reserve is the kind of cheese that shows how truly amazing
artisinally-produced American cheese can be. It is rich and hearty with complex
layers of caramel and an intriguing tart fruitiness. Winning Best in Show at the
American Cheese Society's annual competition in both 2001 and 2005, Pleasant
Ridge Reserve continues to delight and surprise all who are lucky enough to
sample it.
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