From 2,500 entries, a Gouda-style cheese is named a champion
A Dutch Gouda-style cheese is the 2012 World Championship Cheese. The semisoft, reduced-fat cheese, called Vermeer, from FrieslandCampina in Steenderen, Netherlands, took top honors out of 2,504 entries from 24 countries. Out of possible 100 points, Vermeer scored 98.73 in the final round of judging, during which judges re-evaluated the top 16 gold-winning cheeses to determine the overall champion.
The World Championship Cheese Contest is the largest technical cheese and butter competition in the world.