Brace yourselves. The world’s largest technical cheese competition is coming to Madison, and with it, a rare opportunity to taste 50 international cheeses, witness judges from 16 nations execute the final round of judging, and be on hand as the 2016 World Champion Cheese is crowned.
Just 500 tickets are available for Cheese Champion, an evening of world champion cheese tasting on Wednesday, March 9 at the Monona Terrace Grand Ballroom in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. All tickets are sold in advance through Wisconsin Cheese Originals for $25 at www.worldchampioncheese.org. Attendees are encouraged to pace themselves through samples of 50 different cheeses from every corner of the globe to avoid entering a cheese coma. Complimentary celebrity chef appetizers will also be served.
Cheese Champion is the signature event of the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest, held every two years in Madison. Ticket proceeds benefit the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research graduate student program, ensuring another generation of dairy scientists in America’s Dairyland.
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 48 expert judges from 16 countries determine and name the Best of Show. For more information about the event and the 2016 World Championship Cheese Contest, visit www.worldchampioncheese.org.
Source: Wisconsin Cheese Originals
