MADISON, Wis. – The World Championship Cheese Contest is coming to town, and with it, an exclusive opportunity for the public to taste 50 of the world’s best cheeses and witness 50 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 the Exhibition Hall at Monona Terrace in Madison for the Champion Cheese Charity Event – A Benefit for Second Harvest Foodbank. Tickets are $35 and will be sold in advance at www.cheesecontest.com. A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin with the hosts guaranteeing a donation of at least $10,000 to Second Harvest that evening. Attendance will be capped at 600 persons.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the Championship Round of Judging to start at 7 p.m. Attendees will witness the final round of cheese judging, as judges determine and name the best-of-show, 2014 World Champion Cheese. In addition, 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.
Cheeses for the evening are rare international finds, entrants in the 30th biennial World Championship Cheese Contest. These cheeses will be fresh from the judges’ evaluation, arriving from nations such as Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Fans of great cheese can also visit, free, the first round of judging in the Contest, March 18 in the Exhibit Hall at Monona Terrace from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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: World Championship Cheese Contest