World Cheese Awards 2022 Highlights | Wales

The 2022 edition of the World Cheese Awards took place in Wales, supported by the Welsh Government. Le Gruyère AOP has once again been named best cheese on the planet – the fourth time the Swiss classic has triumphed at the World Cheese Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food. A “surchoix” version of the cheese made by Vorderfuldigen and matured by Gourmino, was crowned the winner in a tense finale to the 2022-2023 event, which was held at the ICC Wales in Newport. Billed by the judges as a “really perfect handcrafted cheese”, the winner was run closely in the final round of tasting by Gorgonzola Dolce DOP by De’ Magi Formaggi, which was the eventual runner-up. The day-long judging process began with a record 4,434 cheeses from 42 countries, whittled down by 250 expert judges representing 38 nations. The main judging session took place in the morning at the ICC in Newport, which cheeses awarded bronze, silver or gold (or none). Each of the 98 judging teams selected