MADISON, Wis. – The world’s largest cheese competition is coming to Madison, and with it, an exclusive opportunity for the public to taste 50 of the world’s most rare cheeses and witness judges from six continents execute the final round of judging to determine the 2014 World Champion Cheese.
On Wednesday, March 19, the World Championship Cheese Contest and Wisconsin Cheese Originals welcome the public to Exhibition Hall at Monona Terrace for the Champion Cheese Charity Event – A Benefit for Second Harvest Foodbank. Tickets are $35 and will be sold only in advance at www.cheesecontest.com. The event hosts guarantee at least $10,000 from ticket proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. Attendance is capped at 600 persons.
Cheeses for the evening will be selected from 2,615 entrants into the 30th biennial World Championship Cheese Contest, arriving from not only across the United States and great European cheesemaking nations, but also from Australia, Canada, Croatia, Japan, Norway, Romania and South Africa.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the Championship Round of Judging to start at 7 p.m. Attendees will be on hand for the final round of cheese judging, as 50 expert judges from 20 countries determine and name the Best of Show. At least 50 of the world’s best and most rare cheeses will be sampled until 9 p.m. Complimentary appetizers will be served and a cash bar available.
The World Championship Cheese Contest and Wisconsin Cheese Originals thank event sponsors for their support: Belgioioso Cheese, Brennan’s Market, Holland’s Family Cheese, Larry’s Market, Metcalfe’s Market, Sartori.
For more information, visit: www.worldchampioncheese.org/attend or contact Jeanne Carpenter, Wisconsin Cheese Originals, 608-358-7837.
About Wisconsin Cheese Originals
Have Fun. Do Good. Eat Cheese. Wisconsin Cheese Originals celebrates and shares information about Wisconsin artisan cheeses with the public through a variety of events. The organization’s annual $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a beginning cheesemaker to help launch him or her launch new artisanal cheeses. www.wisconsincheeseoriginals.com
About the World Championship Cheese Contest
As the largest, most objective expert evaluation of cheese and butter for more than 50 years, the World Championship Cheese Contest is the world’s premiere technical evaluation and competition. Entries are evaluated by a team of proficient judges selected from nations around the globe. Twenty-four karat gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the finest products in 90 classes. A Championship Round evaluates the gold medal cheeses from each class to declare the World Champion Cheese. www.worldchampioncheese.org
Source: Wisconsin Cheese Originals