The 2nd World Jersey Cheese Awards, an initiative of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau (WJCB), were judged in the Island of Jersey on Friday 11th June 2010.
102 entries were received from 10 countries, with a total of 38 medals awarded by an expert judging panel. The cheese awarded the title of the World's Best Jersey Cheese 2010 was "Jersey Blue" made by Willi Schmid from Switzerland.
| World's Best Jersey Cheese 2010 | ||||
| WILLI SCHMID - Jersey Blue - Switzerland | ||||
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| Gold Medals | ||||
| ALEXANDRINA CHEESE COMPANY | ALEXANDRINA VINTAGE CHEDDAR | Australia | ||
| THISE MEJERI | THISE JERSEY GOUDA | Denmark | ||
| DE GROOTE VOORT | REMEKER 6 MONTH IN AGE | Netherlands | ||
| DE GROOTE VOORT | OLDE REMEKER 1.5 YEAR IN AGE | Netherlands | ||
| WILLI SCHMID | JERSEY BLUE | Switzerland | ||
| WILLI SCHMID | MUHLSTEIN | Switzerland | ||
| J&E DICKINSON - LONGLEY FARM | CREAM CHEESE | UK | ||
| EXMOOR BLUE CHEESE COMPANY | PARTIDGES BLUE | UK | ||
| S&R POORTMAN & SONS | BRUCKLAY GOLD - JERSEY GOLD | UK | ||
| NORTHUMBERLAND CHEESE COMPANY | KIELDER | UK | ||
| THE FARMSTEAD AT MINE BROOK | JERSEY MAID NEIGE EN ETE | USA | ||
| COBB HILL CHEESE | WELSH CAERPHILLY STYLE CHEDDAR | USA | ||
| COBB HILL CHEESE | FARMSTEAD ALPINE STYLE NATURAL RIND CHEESE | USA | ||
| BELLWETHER FARMS | CARMODY | USA | ||
| FARMS FOR CITY KIDS FOUNDATION | SPRING BROOK FARM TARENTAISE | USA | ||
| HOMESTEAD CREAMERY | OLDE HICKORY | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | TASTE OF ATHENS | USA | ||
| Silver Medals | ||||
| ALEXANDRINA CHEESE CO | MAGNIFICENT GOUDA | Australia | ||
| ALEXANDRINA CHEESE CO | ENCOUNTER BAY EDAM | Australia | ||
| CLASSIC HERD LIMITED | GOLDEN BLUE | Island of Jersey | ||
| CLASSIC HERD LIMITED | CACHE | Island of Jersey | ||
| BUCKEYE GROVE FARM CHEESE | BOEREN KAAS GOUDA | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | MONTEREY JACK CHEESE | USA | ||
| WAKE ROBIN FARM | FLORADELL | USA | ||
| THE FARMSTEAD AT MINE BROOK | JERSEY MAID MOUNTAIN CHEESE | USA | ||
| HOMESTEAD CREAMERY | CARAWAY SEED | USA | ||
| ACOUSTIC FARMS | FROMAGE BLANC CON CITRONE | USA | ||
| Bronze Medals | ||||
| FRANZ & FRANZISKA KOSTER | WEICHKASE | Switzerland | ||
| DALEWOOD FROMAGE | DALEWOOD FROMAGE WINELAND BLUE BRIE | UK | ||
| EXMOOR BLUE CHEESE COMPANY | EXMOOR BLUE | UK | ||
| DALEWOOD FARMS | FROMAGE WINELAND BRIE WITH CAPE CHILLI | UK | ||
| BUCKEYE GROVE FARM CHEESE | HILL FOLK JERSEY | USA | ||
| BUCKEYE GROVE FARM CHEESE | JERSEY EMMENT | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | MATURE GOUDA CHEESE | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | CO-JACK - MARBLED MONTEREY JACK & COLBY | USA | ||
| GINGERBREAD JERSEY CHEESE | FARMERS CHEESE | USA | ||
| WAKE ROBIN FARM | OPUS | USA | ||
John Allison from the United Kingdom: "The Gold Medal winners were of an extremely high standard and would have ranked as such anywhere in the world. I was amazed by the variety of cheeses made from Jersey milk. The diligence and skill of the panel of judges made it an enjoyable and worthwhile competition."
Kathy Guidi from Canada: "It was wonderful to see such an array of high quality hand crafted cheeses from around the world made exclusively from Jersey milk."
In 2008 the World Jersey Cattle Bureau launched the world’s first produce awards dedicated to a single breed of livestock - The World Jersey Cheese Awards. The concept was simple: demonstrate the quality and diversity of cheeses made from 100% Jersey milk to reinforce in the mind of consumers that when it comes to quality, look for ’Jersey’ as a mark of the very best.
For further details on the competition, visit the World Jersey Cheese Awards web site at www.jerseycheese.com and the Awards' NEW Facebook page at www.facebook.com/World-Jersey-Cheese-Awards