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Swiss Cheese Awards name three national champions
The Swiss Cheese Awards named three cheeses as national champions at a ceremony in Fribourg on Friday.
They came from the cantons of Fribourg, Bern and Vaud.
The winners were a Gruyère d’alpage, a Tête de Moine and a Tomme Fleurette.
A total of 1,177 cheeses were judged, a record, by 203 jurors.
A 32-member panel chose the champions from 33 category winners, across hard, semi-hard and soft or fresh cheese.
The awards also recognised the first winner in the cheesemaker’s butter category.
The event, held every two years, continues through Sunday, with a fondue meal and a market featuring cheese and regional products.
Three cheeses from the cantons of Fribourg, Bern and Vaud were named Swiss champions at the Swiss Cheese Awards.
The winners were selected by a 32-member super-jury from 33 category winners.
Earlier judging involved 203 jury members assessing 1,177 cheeses, a record number according to the organisers.
The awards ceremony took place in Fribourg on Friday.
The biennial event’s programme was scheduled to continue through Sunday.
- Who
- The winners were cheeses made by Nicolas Brodard, Marc-André Girardin and Arnaud Guichard.
- What
- Three cheeses were named Swiss champions at the Swiss Cheese Awards.
- When
- The awards were presented on Friday. The event programme continued through Sunday.
- Where
- Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Why
- The awards recognise top Swiss cheeses; the sources do not state a further reason.
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203 jury members assessed 1,177 cheeses.
The awards ceremony in Fribourg recognised three Swiss champions and the category winners.
The Swiss Cheese Awards programme continued, including a fondue meal and a market.
- Gruyère d'alpage AOP
- Nicolas Brodard, Fromagerie d'Alpage La Guignarde, Corbières, Fribourg
- Tête de Moine AOP Classique
- Marc-André Girardin, Fromagerie de la Suze, Corgémont, Bern
- Tomme Fleurette
- Arnaud Guichard, Fromagerie Fleurette, Rougemont, Vaud
- Cheeses assessed
- 1,177
- Jury members
- 203 judges; a 32-member super-jury selected champions from 33 category winners
Sources
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