Skip to content
even.best

The top 14 cheeses of the 2024 World Cheese Awards

The top 3 according to 787 votes from people: Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado · Alpenhorn Mifroma · Tea Fondada. (Updated Jan 10, 2025.)

The final ranking of the 2024 World Cheese Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food: 4,786 cheeses were judged by 240 judges to find 104 Super Golds and then the top 14. A spoonable raw ewe's milk cheese from Portugal, Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado by Quinta do Pomar, was named World Champion.

Amber Watson · · 14 items · 787 votes · 4 comments

Top 14

  1. 1

    Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado

    World Champion Cheese 2024, 86 points in the final. By Quinta do Pomar (Portugal).

    ▲ 100 ▼ 3

    97
  2. 2

    Alpenhorn Mifroma

    84 points in the final. By Elsa Group (Mifroma) (Switzerland).

    ▲ 70 ▼ 4

    66
  3. 3

    Tea Fondada

    84 points in the final. By Chascharia Val Müstair (Switzerland).

    ▲ 67 ▼ 6

    61
  4. 4

    Bayley Hazen Blue

    83 points in the final. By Cellars at Jasper Hill (USA).

    ▲ 60 ▼ 3

    57
  5. 5

    La Cava Barus García-Baquero

    84 points in the final. By Lácteas García Baquero (Spain).

    ▲ 63 ▼ 10

    53
  6. 6

    Passionata

    81 points in the final. By Biopark (Brazil).

    ▲ 48 ▼ 2

    46
  7. 7

    Pecorino Bislacco al Rum e Tabacco

    82 points in the final. By F.lli Petrucci (Italy).

    ▲ 51 ▼ 6

    45
  8. 8

    Blugins

    82 points in the final. By La Casearia Carpenedo (Italy).

    ▲ 44 ▼ 9

    35
  9. 9

    Snertingdal Ysteri Godbiten

    79 points in the final. By Snertingdal Ysteri (Norway).

    ▲ 37 ▼ 8

    29
  10. 10

    Alte Hexe 9 Monate gereift

    78 points in the final. By Bodensee Käse (Switzerland).

    ▲ 38 ▼ 13

    25
  11. 11

    Valleclaro

    77 points in the final. By Quesos y Besos (Spain).

    ▲ 29 ▼ 5

    24
  12. 12

    Tatie

    72 points in the final. By Latteria Moro di Moro Sergio (Italy).

    ▲ 30 ▼ 9

    21
  13. 13

    Affineur Walo Creamy Lion Cheese from Thurgau

    82 points in the final. By Walo von Mühlenen (Switzerland).

    ▲ 27 ▼ 6

    21
  14. 14

    Baldauf 1862 Meisterstück Alpkäse

    75 points in the final. By Baldauf Käse (Germany).

    ▲ 27 ▼ 12

    15

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.

Is something missing?

Log in to add an item

Comments (4)

Log in to comment

nomad_midnight

Bayley Hazen Blue from Jasper Hill, Vermont pride.

fitfam_victoria

A Portuguese sheep cheese as world champion, Amanteigado well deserved!

cole_b-side

A Portuguese sheep cheese winning, brilliant!

More rankings like this