5 premios en el último World Cheese Awards 2018-2019

QUESOS CORCUERA, S.L., located in LA PUEBLA DE MONTALBAN (TOLEDO), has been included in the list of winners at the 32nd annual World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo, Italy, standing out during the judging of a record number of 3,804 rated entries in a single day at the Fiera di Bérgamo on Friday, October 18.

QUESOS CORCUERA, S.L. was awarded several coveted prizes:

– Silver Medal for its La Celestina Semi-Cured Goat Cheese with Rosemary Rind.
– Silver Medal for its Corcuera Manchego Cheese with Cured Designation of Origin.
– Silver Medal for its La Celestina Semi-Cured Iberian Cheese.
– Bronze Medal for its La Celestina Semi-Cured Goat Cheese.
– Bronze Medal for its Corcuera Manchego Cheese with Cured Designation of Origin.

With entries representing 42 nations from five continents at this year’s World Cheese Awards, QUESOS CORCUERA, S.L. has earned an internationally recognized seal of approval from a truly global cheese competition. In its first visit to Italy, the competition was part of the Forme Festival, which took place alongside the new B2Cheese International Cheese Traders’ Show.

CARMEN CORCUERA SANCHEZ, MANAGER OF QUESOS CORCUERA, S.L., explains: “We have been participating in this competition for several years, and fortunately, we have received several awards, which have undoubtedly helped our products gain greater recognition from our customers. We hold an important position in the dairy sector nationally and internationally, growing with new projects, perfectly combining tradition and innovation. These awards, along with their quality seal, help open doors to new retailers.”

This year, records were broken again with the participation of cheeses from an even greater number of countries in the world’s largest event dedicated exclusively to cheese. The entries arrived at the venue by ship, truck, train, and plane, as well as through one of the 13 consolidation points spread around the world in countries such as Brazil, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and South Africa. 260 judges from 30 countries tasted, sniffed, and rated cheeses from five continents to award the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Super Gold prizes to the worthy concoctions.

From the 3,804 entries, 16 were finally selected, and viewers had the opportunity to watch the best palates in the global cheese community deliberate on the world’s best. The international Supreme Jury, comprised of cheese artisans and merchants, buyers, chefs, retailers, and writers, presented their favorite cheeses live on World Cheese TV before crowning this year’s World Champion Cheese.