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Widmer Cheese Display
1972
"Cheese display. Varieties are Brick, Cheddar, Colby, Swiss, Provolone & Blue."
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Exterior
circa 2000-2009
Widmer's Cheese Cellars, located in in the Wisconsin village of Theresa, has been in the Widmer family since 1922.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cheese Plate
circa 2000-2009
A cheese plate with slices of Brick Cheese, from Widmer's Cheese Cellars, paired with dark bread and a local wine.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room
circa 2000-2009
CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curing Room
circa 2000-2009
The Foil Pack Brick Cheese is a surface-ripened cheese. Each cheese is washed with whey to enhance the ripening process, during the week-long stay in the curing room.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Office
circa 2000-2009
CEO Joe Widmer and Office Manager, Kristine Miescke, go over reports in their office. Widmer's ships cheese to every state in the union.
