Monday, March 17, 2008

Championship Cheese

The 2008 World Championship Cheese Contest was held at the Monona Terrace, March 11-13, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. An international panel of 22 judges presented awards in 79 cheese (and butter) classes (cow’s milk classes—cheddar, colby…; goat’s milk classes—soft, flavored… etc.).


View all results by class; view top three winners in each class.


World Champion
Le Gruyere Switzerland
Made by Michael Spycher, Kaserei Fritzenhaus, Wasen, Switzerland


First Runner-Up
Gorgonzola
Made by CERPL Cheesemakers, CERPL for DCI Cheese Co., Bologna, Italy


Second Runner-Up
Emmentaler
Made by Bernhard Naf, Kaserei Guntershausen, Guntershausen, Switzerland

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