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April 29, 2024 | 1 min to read
The 1976 Judgment of Paris reshaped the wine industry by showcasing California's chardonnays and Bordeauxs over French wines. A similar upheaval appears imminent in artisanal cheese with the upcoming announcement of the Good Food Awards winners, which evaluate product quality alongside environmental and social responsibility. Among the finalists is Climax Foods’ blue cheese from Berkeley, California, raising hopes for a new champion in the artisanal cheese sector.
In the wine world, the 1976 Judgment of Paris — a blind taste test in which California chardonnays and Bordeauxs beat out their French counterparts — is remembered as the shocking upending of long-standing order.
A similar moment looked like it was coming to the demimonde of artisanal cheese. On Monday, the winners will be announced of the Good Food awards, a prestigious honor that considers both the quality of the products and the environmental and social consciousness of the companies that produce them.
When the California-based foundation that doles them out announced the finalists in January, among the candidates was a blue cheese from Climax Foods from Berkeley, Calif.
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