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Article: Swiss Gruyere Wins World Championship Cheese Title.
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- PR Newswire
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- March 13, 2008
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MADISON, Wis., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- An international panel of expert judges today named a Swiss Gruyere cheese as the 2008 World Championship Cheese.
Cheesemaker Michael Spycher, of Kaserei Fritzenhaus (Cheesemaker Fritz House) in Wasen, Switzerland, took top honors out of 1,941 entries from 19 countries for his Le Gruyere Switzerland. Out of possible 100 points, the Gruyere scored 98.82 in the final round of judging, during which judges re-evaluated all gold-winning cheeses to determine the champion.
First runner-up in the contest, with a score of 98.56, is a Gorgonzola made by CERPL Cheesemakers in Italy. The cheese is made for DCI Cheese ...