Uplands Cheese Company

4.9from 27 reviewsSeasonal raw milk cheeses from grazed cowsDodgeville, Iowa County

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Where it all started

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Uplands Cheese is a 300 acre dairy farm and creamery on top of Pleasant Ridge, in the Driftless region of southwestern Wisconsin, owned and run by two families, Andy and Caitlin Hatch and Scott and Liana Mericka.

What they sell

Raw milk cheese
Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Rush Creek Reserve
Aged alpine cheese
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Plan your visit

Not open for visits at the moment
Delivers locally

5023 State Rd 23 North, Dodgeville, WI 53533

Visit

No fixed hours. Order online or buy through local stockists.

Contact

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Meet the farm team

Andy Hatch

Owner and cheesemaker

Studied dairy science at the University of Wisconsin Madison and apprenticed under Master Cheesemaker Gary Grossen. Came to Uplands in 2007 and took over the creamery from founder Mike Gingrich.

Caitlin Hatch

Owner

Scott Mericka

Owner and farmer

Studied agronomy and grass based dairy farming at Warren Wilson College. Came to Uplands in 2010 and took over the barn from founder Dan Patenaude.

Liana Mericka

Owner

From the community

4.9

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7 months ago

Living in New Mexico and getting this cheese shipped to me is a treat. I have shared it and we need more!

7 months ago

We purchased Upland cheese/sausage for Christmas. It is fabulous!!! We have lived in Wisconsin for 18 years and were so happy to hear from Upland. Wonderful cheese and service..

7 months ago

I got the Rush Creek Reserve cheese. Well done to perfection. The Outpost had some and I tried your great Alpine cheese as well. Your artisan cheese is better than any European cheese in my eating cheese experience. Thank you.

8 months ago

The best cheese i recommend i loved ❤️

8 months ago

Excellent in every way. Well worth ordering and enjoying. Both cheeses are fabulous. They are the Number 1 cheese makers in America. Literally! Thank you!

2 years ago

The Rush Creek Reserve is exceptional! It's a subtle yet distinctive flavor that I have only found in my childhood favorite French Alpine raw cow milk cheese called Reblochon. I enjoy it spread on a piece of fresh French bread and with a dry red wine. Very glad to have found this gem Stateside!

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Note this is a cheese farm/factory, not a retail operation. There’s not even a sign on the highway. Nevertheless, we found it and had a very pleasant visit with the owner and he was gracious enough to let us sample the cheese and sell us a pound. The cheese was exceptional! It’s available at Schurman’s Wisconsin Cheese in Dodgeville, and definitely worth a visit.

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