Point Reyes Scores Seven Medals at Prestigious World Cheese Awards

November 15, 2022 Point Reyes

This week brought back the World Cheese Awards in Newport, Wales, with a record-breaking 4,434 entries, where the best cheeses from around the globe went head-to-head at the world’s largest cheese-only event. “This really is the ‘World Cup of Cheese’ and a celebration of excellence in cheese making from around the globe,” said Leslie Griffiths, Rural Affairs Minister of the Welsh Government, Principal Global Partner of the World Cheese Awards.

TomaTruffle wins BIG at World Championship Cheese Contest

Last week brought back the biennial World Championship Cheese Contest (WCCC), held in Madison, Wisconsin. This year 2,978 entries from around the world competed across 141 categories. From March 1-3rd, a team of 53 internationally renowned dairy experts from 16 nations evaluated cheese, butter and yogurt through visual inspection and sensory evaluation. TomaTruffle from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company won its category, open class: semi-soft, flavored, with a top score of 99.25, which put it in contention for consideration as a World’s Top 20 Cheese.