World champion cheese?

ended this Thursday March 18th, 2010 where more than 2,300 cheeses and butters were entered in Wisconsin’s 28th cheese extravaganza. Cheese makers from around the world competed in a total of 80 categories. The Wisconsin World Cheese contest was held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 16 through the 18th and was opened to the public.

Judging for the contest started first thing in the morning on March 18th and the Champion was awarded their prize at noon. The contestants who made it to the championship round were all considered gold class winners. The gold class winners were then judged by an international judging team in order to announce the World champion cheese.

The World champion cheese in the event was a Gruyere cheese from Switzerland that was made by Cedric Fragniereand Emmi Kase. They both live in the town of Kirchberg, Switzerland and they were announced the winners.

First runner up honors were given to Andeerer Traum, with their entry of a smaer rippened hard cheese made by Andeer Sennerei, and they are from Andeer, Switzerland.

Second runner up was a Gmundner Berg Premium, in the open class Semisoft Cheese category by Alois Pesendorfer for Gmundner Molkerei from the town of Gmunden, Austria. A great time was enjoyed by all.