WINNING CHEESE FROM AIR-RAID REFUGE

Italy scored in third place at the 2025 edition of World Cheese Awards, organized by the UK based Guild of Fine Food representing over 12,000 professional cheese-makers worldwide.

Top Italian winner was, as expected, the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO (Protected Designation of Origin certification) Consortium that scooped a tot al of 103 medals – 3 super Golds, 27 Golds, 34 Silvers and 40 Bronzes.

An outsider Gold Medal winner was the Latteria Vicentina for its Brenta Oro, a semi cooked cheese aged in a 500 sqm cave in Schio (Vicenza), a former air raid shelter during WWII.

Next World Cheese Award will be in held in Cordova, Spain in November 2026

Info: https://internationalcheesefestival.com