The program
Fair
B2Cheese
International trade show for the the milk-dairy industry addressed to business operators of the field
Two days entirely dedicated to promoting the relations between the dairy industry and distribution.
The 200 selected exhibitors, encompassing producers, seasoners and packaging specialists, will come face-to-face with buyers from the national and international large-scale distribution, supermarket, normal trade, purchasing group and HO.RE.CA sectors.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Fair
B2Cheese
International trade show for the the milk-dairy industry addressed to business operators of the field
Two days entirely dedicated to promoting the relations between the dairy industry and distribution.
The 200 selected exhibitors, encompassing producers, seasoners and packaging specialists, will come face-to-face with buyers from the national and international large-scale distribution, supermarket, normal trade, purchasing group and HO.RE.CA sectors.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Competition
World Cheese Awards
Tutto il formaggio del mondo
This is the most important global event for the cheese industry, which for 31 years has been attracting the world’s finest cheeses, where producers, suppliers, buyers, consumers and food critics celebrate tradition, innovation, talent and passion.
Fiera di Bergamo
Cheese market
Cheese Festival
A show about cheese
A great show about the art of cheese-making will be held at Bergamo exhibition centre, in the pavilion where the World Cheese Awards will be hosted. The programme, which is open to the public, includes tastings, a cheese market, food stands and promotion institutional stands.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Tastings
Cheese Lab
Tasting with all the senses
Exclusive guided tastings of some of the best Italian and International cheeses. In collaboration with ONAF, The Italian National Organization of Cheese Tasters. In order to have access to the cheese labs it is compulsory to purchase a general entrance ticket to the Cheese Festival.
“Spain and Portugal, a cheese corrida“
Fiera di Bergamo, 3.30 pm
“Pecorino cheeses of the history of Italy from Sicily to the Alps through Tuscany”
Fiera di Bergamo, 5 pm
World Cheese Awards guided tours
Cheese Tour
Bite the world
A unique experience to taste the world’s best cheeses that will participate in the largest cheese-only event on the planet: the World Cheese Awards. This event has been drawing the best cheeses from all over the world for 31 years. Cheesemakers, consumers and food critics will celebrate tradition, innovation, talent and passion. The World Cheese Awards will be hosted in Italy for the first time.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Cheese market
Cheese Festival
A show about cheese
A great show about the art of cheese-making will be held at Bergamo exhibition centre, in the pavilion where the World Cheese Awards will be hosted. The programme, which is open to the public, includes tastings, a cheese market, food stands and promotion institutional stands.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Tastings
Cheese Lab
Tasting with all the senses
Exclusive guided tastings of some of the best Italian and International cheeses. In collaboration with ONAF, The Italian National Organization of Cheese Tasters. In order to have access to the cheese labs it is compulsory to purchase a general entrance ticket to the Cheese Festival.
“French cheeses”
Fiera di Bergamo, 11 am
“Vertical Grana Padano”
Fiera di Bergamo, 12.30 am
“From Eastern Europe to the Balkans”
Fiera di Bergamo, 2.30 pm
“I Principi delle Orobie”
Fiera di Bergamo, 4 pm
“Blue cheeses from all over the world”
Fiera di Bergamo, 5.30 pm
Museum Exhibition
And the winner is…
Masterpieces of taste on show
On display will be examples of cheesemaking excellence from around the world, in the form of the winners of the 31 previous World Cheese Awards. The exhibition, staged in the time-honoured Palazzo della Ragione, will celebrate the cheese that wins the 2019 World Cheese Awards alongside a “historic” Italian cheese, Montébore, chosen by Leonardo Da Vinci for the wedding of Isabella d’Aragona and Gian Galeazzo Sforza in Tortona in 1489. This is an homage to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of his death.
Free entry
Palazzo della Ragione, Sala delle Capriate (Bergamo Upper City), from 10 am to 6 pm
Market Fair with exhibitions and tastings
The Cheese Valleys
Bergamo UNESCO Creative City
In the colonnaded loggia of Palazzo della Ragione, there will be an exhibition-cum-market open to the public, showcasing the cheesemaking prowess of the “Cheese Valley” – the project that will see Bergamo, alongside the provinces of Lecco and Sondrio, putting itself forward as a candidate for the status of UNESCO Creative City.
Free entry
Palazzo della Ragione, Loggia porticata (Bergamo Upper City), from 10 am to 6 pm
Gala Evening
Buono come il formaggio
To the sound of original music, there will be a charity fund-raising event to support research and voluntary work.
By invitation
World Cheese Awards guided tours
Cheese Tour
Bite the world
A unique experience to taste the world’s best cheeses that will participate in the largest cheese-only event on the planet: the World Cheese Awards. This event has been drawing the best cheeses from all over the world for 31 years. Cheesemakers, consumers and food critics will celebrate tradition, innovation, talent and passion. The World Cheese Awards will be hosted in Italy for the first time.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Cheese market
Cheese Festival
A show about cheese
A great show about the art of cheese-making will be held at Bergamo exhibition centre, in the pavilion where the World Cheese Awards will be hosted. The programme, which is open to the public, includes tastings, a cheese market, food stands and promotion institutional stands.
Fiera di Bergamo, from 10 am to 6.30 pm
Tastings
Cheese Lab
Tasting with all the senses
Exclusive guided tastings of some of the best Italian and International cheeses. In collaboration with ONAF, The Italian National Organization of Cheese Tasters. In order to have access to the cheese labs it is compulsory to purchase a general entrance ticket to the Cheese Festival.
“Mozzarella, burrata and scamorza: artisans or artists?”
Fiera di Bergamo, 11 am
“Horizontal Grana Padano”
Fiera di Bergamo, 12.30 am
“Alpine cheeses”
Fiera di Bergamo, 2.30 pm
“French cheeses”
Fiera di Bergamo, 4 pm
“Italian and European goat’s cheeses”
Fiera di Bergamo, 5.30 pm
Museum Exhibition
And the winner is…
Masterpieces of taste on show
On display will be examples of cheesemaking excellence from around the world, in the form of the winners of the 31 previous World Cheese Awards. The exhibition, staged in the time-honoured Palazzo della Ragione, will celebrate the cheese that wins the 2019 World Cheese Awards alongside a “historic” Italian cheese, Montébore, chosen by Leonardo Da Vinci for the wedding of Isabella d’Aragona and Gian Galeazzo Sforza in Tortona in 1489. This is an homage to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of his death.
Free entry
Palazzo della Ragione, Sala delle Capriate (Bergamo Upper City), from 10 am to 6 pm
Market Fair with exhibitions and tastings
The Cheese Valleys
Bergamo UNESCO Creative City
In the colonnaded loggia of Palazzo della Ragione, there will be an exhibition-cum-market open to the public, showcasing the cheesemaking prowess of the “Cheese Valley” – the project that will see Bergamo, alongside the provinces of Lecco and Sondrio, putting itself forward as a candidate for the status of UNESCO Creative City.
Free entry
Palazzo della Ragione, Loggia porticata (Bergamo Upper City), from 10 am to 6 pm
