AWARDS AND HONORS

our cheesemakers and their craft

We are proud of our cheesemakers. Their talent and passion in creating cheese, their intuition, their enormous expertise, and the way they treat people and nature already make them worthy of a medal. The awards received underscore these values and motivate us in what we do.

WORLD CHEESE AWARDS

FRITZ BAUMGARTNER	2024 GOLD Emmentaler AOP réserve (18 months ripened)
MICHAEL SPYCHER	2024 GOLD Le Gruyère AOP réserve (18 months ripened) 2024 SILVER Hornbacher little brother (8 months ripened) 2023 GOLD Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2022 SILVER Le Gruyère AOP réserve (19 months ripened)
R. STRAUB + M. HENGARTNER	2024 SILVER Emmentaler AOP mild (6 months ripened) 2023 SILVER Emmentaler AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2023 SILVER Emmentaler AOP mild (6 months ripened) 2023 BRONZE Rahmtaler mild (6 months ripened)
BENI NÄF	2024 SILVER Emmentaler AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2023 GOLD Emmentaler AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2023 BRONZE Emmentaler AOP mild (6 months ripened)
HANSRUEDI GASSER	2024 SILVER Emmentaler AOP réserve (18 months ripened) 2022 GOLD Emmentaler AOP réserve (20 months ripened)
MICHAEL HANKE	2024 BRONZE Bleu de Combremont (2 months ripened) 2024 BRONZE Gourmino Geiss (4 months ripened) 2024 BRONZE Le Gruyère AOP réserve (15 months ripened) 2023 SILVER Bleu de Combremont (10 weeks ripened) 2023 SILVER Gourmino Geiss (3 months ripened) 2023 BRONZE Le Gruyère AOP réserve (15 months ripened) 2022 SUPERGOLD Bleu de Combremont (15 months ripened) 2022 GOLD Le Gruyère AOP réserve (16 months ripened) 2022 GOLD Gourmino Goat (4 months ripened)
BERNHARD MEIER	2023 SUPERGOLD Gotthelf Emmentaler AOP (18 months ripened)
SILVIO SCHÖPFER	2023 SILVER Fluehblüemli surchoix (10 months ripened) 2023 BRONZE Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2022 SILVER Emmentaler AOP réserve (15 months ripened)
ANDREAS GUT	2023 SILVER Sbrinz ALpage AOP réserve (36 months ripened)
PIUS HITZ	2023 GOLD Jùscht (3 months ripened) 2023 SILVER Le Gruyère AOP réserve (15 months ripened)
URS LEUENBERGER	2022 WORLD CHEESE AWARD + SUPERGOLD Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (12 months ripened) 2022 BRONZE Le Gruyère AOP réserve (16 months ripened)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHEESE CONTEST

MICHAEL SPYCHER	4-times World Cheese Champion: 2024 with Hornbacher Little Brother (8 months ripened) 2022 with Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (9-12 months ripened) 2020 with Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (9-12 months ripened) 2008 with Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (9-12 months ripened) 2018 BRONZE with Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (9-12 months ripened)
BENI NÄF	2024 GOLD with Emmentaler AOP surchoix 2022 8th ranking 2020 5th ranking 2016 BRONZE 2008 GOLD+ BRONZE 2002 BRONZE with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened)
MICHAEL HANKE	2024 SILVER with Gourmino Bleu de Combremont 2022 SILVER with Le Gruyère AOP surchoix (9 months ripened) SILVER with Gourmino Goat (5 months ripened)
ROBIN STRAUB / MARKUS HENGARTNER	2024 BRONZE with Rahmtaler 2022 5th ranking with Rahmtaler mild (5 months ripened) 9th ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened) 2016 7th ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened)
STEFAN HALDNER	2022 GOLD 2018 6th ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened)
SILVIO SCHÖPFER	2022 4th ranking with Emmentaler AOP (6 months ripened) BRONZE with Luzerner Bergkäse (8 months ripened) 6th ranking with Rockflower (10 months ripened)
URS LEUENBERGER	2022 4th ranking with Le Gruyère AOP (9 months ripened) 2016 GOLD with Swiss Chili (3 months ripened) 2016 BRONZE with Le Gruyère AOP (7 months ripened)
CHRISTIAN GERBER	2022 6th ranking with Emmentaler AOP (5 months ripened) 2020 BRONZE with Emmentaler AOP (6 months ripened)
FRITZ BAUMGARTNER	2022 7th ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild (7 months ripened) 2020 GOLD with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened) 2018 GOLD with Emmentaler AOP mild (6 months ripened)
MARCEL ZÜGER	2020 4th ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild (5 months ripened) 2012 BRONZE+ SILVER 2010 GOLD 2008 BRONZE 2004 SILVER with Emmentaler AOP
CHRISTA EGLI	2020 3rd ranking with Ur-Eiche (9 months ripened)
LA FROMATHÈQUE	2020 SILVER 2018 GOLD with Bio Vallée Brebidoux
BERNHARD MEIER	2016 6th ranking with Gotthelf Emmentaler AOP slow food

TOP TEN CHEESEMAKER

BENI NÄF, VILLAGE DAIRY GUNTERSHAUSEN	2023
SILVIO SCHÖPFER, MOUNTAIN DAIRY KLEINSTEIN	2023, 2022, 2021, 2019
SIMON LEHMANN, VILLAGE DAIRY WILDBERG	2023
M. HENGARTNER/R. STRAUB, VILLAGE DAIRY ROHRENMOOS	2021
MARKUS HENGARTNER, FORMER DAIRY ILLIGHAUSEN	2018, 2016, 2015
HANSRUEDI GASSER, MOUNTAIN DAIRY OBEREI	2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
CHRISTIAN GERBER, VILLAGE DAIRY NEUKIRCH	2015
MARCEL ZÜGER, VILLAGE DAIRY ROHRENMOOS	2021, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

SWISS CHEESE AWARDS

SILVIO SCHÖPFER	2024 1st ranking with Emmentaler AOP mild
MICHAEL HANKE	2022 1st ranking with Bleu de Combremont (10 weeks ripened)
SILVIO SCHÖPFE	2022 1st ranking with Vollmond-Chäs
B. GABIOUD + Y. SUTTERLIN	2016 1st ranking with Bio Vallée Brebidoux
BERNHARD MEIER	2016 4th ranking with Emmentaler AOP Gotthelf slow food (18 months ripened)

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