Christian Schmutz of the Swiss Cheesemakers Association hoists a 77-pound wheel of the Best of Show winner in the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace on Thursday. The cheese, Gourmino Le Gruyere, is made by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus for Gourmino AG.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Visitors to the Cheese Champion event of the World Championship Cheese Contest sample offerings from an array of international producers.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Judges in the World Championship Cheese Contest, including Kirk Baldwin, left, and Matt Zimbric, center, show visitors at the event's Cheese Champion gathering how to pull and sample cheese. Testing her technique at right is Molly Pearcy.
After thousands of entries in more than 132 categories were winnowed down to 20 finalists and then one winner, describing the world’s best cheese came down to something pretty basic.
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Christian Schmutz of the Swiss Cheesemakers Association hoists a 77-pound wheel of the Best of Show winner in the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace on Thursday. The cheese, Gourmino Le Gruyere, is made by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus for Gourmino AG.
Judges in the World Championship Cheese Contest, including Kirk Baldwin, left, and Matt Zimbric, center, show visitors at the event's Cheese Champion gathering how to pull and sample cheese. Testing her technique at right is Molly Pearcy.
