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22 dairies and 38 samples are involved in the twenty-third competition Regional quality cheeses Manchegos

14/07/2011

July 14, 2011

A total of 22 dairies and 38 samples have attended the twenty-third edition of the Regional Contest of quality of Mancha cheese that summons the Manzanares city Regional fair field and samples of Castilla - La Mancha (Fercam). The Mayor, Antonio Lopez of the Manzanara, highlights the importance of the event to promote the manchego cheese and announces that the manchega sheep will also be present in the 51st Edition of the Regional field show and samples of Castilla - La Mancha, Spain.

The castle of Pilas Bonas hosted the tasting of the twenty-third Regional competition of quality cheeses Mancha who have attended a total of twenty-two dairies of Ciudad Real, Toledo, Cuenca and Albacete, presenting a total of thirty-eight samples. Dolores Serna, delegate Councillor of Fercam, stressed the increase of participants in this edition as compared with the last year showing its appreciation for the development of the tasting and the high quality of the cheese, according to the views collection of the components of the jury.

The Mayor of Manzanares, which he referred to as "the best in the world" manchego cheese, he stressed the importance of promoting it through this type of competition which make it possible to be know in other parts of Spain and abroad. In this regard, Antonio Lopez of the Manzanara also considered necessary to promote the manchega sheep, announced that this year will have presence of sheep in Fercam.

By his part, Mª José Aranda, councillor of Health and Consumption, said that the cheese manchego is the ambassador of the products of the earth considering the Contest of Quality of Cheeses like an inducement more for the Regional Fair of the Field and Samples of Castile-La Mancha, coinciding with the first edil in the idea of “relanzar” the Fair of the Field and Samples manzanareña with the subject of the livestock. Pedro Condés, technician of the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin of the Cheese Manchego in Valdepeñas and Secretary of the jury, referred to the good moment in which it finds at present the cheese manchego had to fundamentally to the export, that has originated an upper increase to 4% in the number of certifications and of production.

The jury, composed of seven persons, conducted the tasting of 38 samples of cheese submitted by 22 dairy companies in the region, to assess the two categories establishes the bases and correspond to cheese cured and semi-cured artisan elaboration (raw milk) and Industrial Development (pasteurized milk). Awards, gold medal and Diploma, and Medal with silver for both categories, will be announced next July 13, day of the official opening of Fercam which will assist the President of the community, Mª Dolores Cospedal.