Cheese Madness Bracket: The Battle for the Big Cheese
A battle for the big cheese. A throw down for the fiercest fromage. We wanted to get in on the madness, so we decided to host a bracket of our own. Let the people decide which cheese will reign supreme! Download the bracket and make your own predictions. Voting will start March 12, 2023 in […]
Behind the Scenes at the 2022 World Cheese Awards
The rich sound of a Welsh choir fills the corridor as my fellow judges and I file into the exhibition hall at the International Convention Center Wales for the 34th annual World Cheese Awards (WCA). Wearing our official aprons, which match the color of the huge red dragon sculpture outside the building (the red dragon […]
Inside the World Cheese Awards
In November 2016 I arrived in San Sebastián, Spain, to judge the World Cheese Awards. In front of me stood 3,021 cheeses from 31 countries, adorning tables filling a room the size of a football field. Every type of wheel and wedge imaginable made an appearance —from traditional camembert and cheddar to Mozambican chèvre rolled […]
Sartori Takes Top Honors at 2017 US Championship Cheese Contest
Wisconsin cheesemakers dominate at this year’s competition