Cheeses of excellence chosen by the Fribourg State council 2022

On behalf of the State Council, President ean-François Steiert awarded two prizes for the best Gruyère AOP and the best Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP of 2021 in the canton of Fribourg. They were awarded to the Gruyère AOP produced by the family of Markus Sturny at the Lanthen cheese dairy and the Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP produced by  Olivier Bongard at the Schweni cheese dairy.

The competition process

Cheeses from members of the Interprofession du Gruyère AOP of the Canton of Fribourg and Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP who obtained the best results in the year preceding the competition and whose producers agreed to taking part in the proceedings if their cheese should win, were eligible to take part in the preselection process. These lots were pre-evaluated by a commission of experts made up of restaurateurs and specialists in Gruyère AOP and Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP cheese. They selected three Gruyère AOP and three Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP cheeses for the final selection which was made by the State Council.

Then Lanthen cheese dairy

The village cheese dairy in Lanthen has been run by the family of Markus Sturny since 1994. Mr Sturny's wife and son are also involved in the production of Gruyère AOP. The milk for the production of more than 130 tons per year is supplied by ten producers of the Lanthen cooperative society.

Le Gruyère AOP congratulates all the winners fot the excellent results.