L-R Paul Thomas & Jule Seifert during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Carlos Yescas, Georgina Yescas & Jessica Fernandez-Lopez during the judges’ briefing at WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Tomé Morrissy-Swan, Yaroslav Sarayev & Cathy Strange during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)World Cheese Awards 2023 entry. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Espen Schøning Lie & Regula Ysewijn during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Bruno Cabral, Gerd Marit Alseth & Michele Buster during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)World Cheese Awards 2023 Super Golds table. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)Super Jury judge Aki Sakagami with her chosen Final 16 cheese. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Nigel Barden interviewing Svein Erik Backlund on WCA TV. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Super Jury judges Aki Sakagami, Finbar Deery, Catherine Fogel, Peter Mårtensson, Ana Belén González Pinos, Evert Schonhage, Suzy O’Regan & Job Thrupp on stage during the grand final. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Svein Erik Backlund, Cathy Strange & Patrick McGuigan on stage for the grand final. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)Super Jury judges with the makers of World Champion Cheese 2023, Ole and Maren Gangstadt from Gangstadt Gårdsysteri. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)World Champion Cheese 2023, Nidelvan Blå made by Gangstadt Gårdsysteri. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)
Mansi Jasani during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Espen Schøning Lie & Regula Ysewijn during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Débora Pereira & Kristoffer Engnes during the morning judging session of WCA 2023.Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Bjørn Erik Vangen & Ursula Heinzelmann during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Olivia Janse & Linda Farrand during the morning judging session of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)World Cheese Awards 2023 judging arena. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon BorgenL-R Sindre Helmersen, Ann Keymeulen & Matthias Grabner during the morning judging sessions of WCA 2023. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Peter Mårtensson, Davide Fiori & Georgina Yescas selecting their Final 16 cheeses from the Super Gold table. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)Super Jury judge Finbar Deery with his chosen Final 16 cheese. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)Peter Mårtensson makes a case for his chosen cheese alongside other Super Jury judges. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Ana Belén González Pinos, Evert Schonhage, Suzy O’Regan & Jon Thrupp cast their votes. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)L-R Winning cheesemakers from Gangstadt Gårdsysteri, husband and wife Ole and Maren Gangstadt with their World Champion Cheese Nidelvan Blå. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)World Cheese Awards 2023 judging panel, surrounded by 100 tables of cheese, at Spektrum, Trondheim in Norway. Credit: Guild of Fine Food (Berre/Håkon Borgen)