World Cheese Awards 2024 Trophy Winners
A truly global cheese event, World Cheese Awards 2024 took place at Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu in Portugal on Friday 15 November 2024, where 4,786 cheeses from around the world were assessed and and Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado made by Quinta do Pomar was crowned World Champion Cheese 2024.
Watch: World Cheese Awards 2024 highlights
WORLD CHEESE AWARDS 2024 WORLD CHAMPION CHEESE
Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado
made by Quinta do Pomar from Portugal
World Cheese Awards 2024 trophy winners:
Best American Cheese
Bayley Hazen Blue
Best Austrian Cheese
Kronprinz Rudolf
Best German Cheese
Baldauf 1862 Meisterstück Alpkäse
Best Greek Cheese
Graviera Naxou PDO Pittara
from Nikolaos Emm. Pittaras
Greece
Best Irish Cheese
Mount Leinster Clothbound
Best Italian Cheese
Pecorino Bislacco al Rum e Tabacco
Best Norwegian cheese
Snertingdal ysteri Godbiten
Best South African Cheese
Oak Smoked Stanford
Best Spanish Cheese
La Cava Barus García-Baquero
Best Swiss Cheese
Alpenhorn Mifroma
Best Cheddar Cheese
Tillamook Maker’s Reserve 2014 Extra Sharp White Cheddar
Best Le Gruyère Cheese
Margot Fromages SA Alpage Bucley Le Gruyère d'Alpage AOP
Best Raw Milk Cheese
Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado
The Ann-Marie Dyas Award for Best Artisan Cheese
Valleclaro
Take a look at the judging in action:
L-R Lucy Cufflin & Philippe Dumain
L-R Linn Michael & Angus Birditt
World Cheese Awards 2024
Cristian Silva
L-R Feriel Adidou & Carlos Yescas
L-R Kay Brennan & Michel Tinetto
L-R Sonia Marroyo, Nigel Barden, Manuel Maia, Roland Barthelemy, Catia Aldeagas & Leyla Kazim
World Cheese Awards 2024 judges
Roland Barthélemy
World Cheese Awards 2024 Super Jury
L-R Jason Hinds, Manuel Maia & John Farrand – World Cheese Awards 2024.
Sponsors of this year’s event:
