Jury

The Cincho Awards Jury is composed of highly respected professional tasters, both nationally and internationally, all of them linked to the dairy sector and firmly committed to quality and excellence. Their experience and expertise ensure a rigorous and objective evaluation of the samples submitted to the competition.

Their role is to ensure a technical and sensory assessment of each sample, in accordance with international standards. The evaluation is carried out based on criteria such as appearance, texture, aroma, flavour and persistence, ensuring a consistent and reliable assessment process.

Each member contributes their technical knowledge and sensory expertise, enabling well-founded, comparable and balanced evaluations, and providing a global perspective that enriches the evaluation process.


The competition is conducted through blind tastings, in which cheeses are presented anonymously to guarantee impartiality. Judges work in multidisciplinary teams and evaluate the samples using a computerised system that ensures the traceability and confidentiality of the results until their official announcement.

All Jury members adhere to the ethical principles of the competition: independence, confidentiality, professionalism and respect for participants. The diversity of their backgrounds and profiles reflects the international nature and credibility of the competition.

Jury Members:

Adrián Pellejo Blanco

Spain

Formaje

Aitor Luis Vega Vigil

Spain

Exclusivas Luis Vega

Alberto Lantada Guerrero

Spain

Lilcyl

Ana Arroyo Fernandez

Spain

Suministros Químicos Arroyo

Ana Belén González Pinos

Spain

Ana Belén González Pinos

Ángel Luis López Ruiz

Spain

Ifapa

Antoni Chueca Abancó

Spain

Formatge Bauma

Beatriz De Lera Rodríguez

Spain

El Palacio

Beatriz Spivey González

Spain

Mantequerias Arias

Carmen Asensio Vegas

Spain

Itacyl

César Ruiz Solana

Spain

La Pasiega de Peña Pelada

David De Santiago Suárez

Spain

Qdequesos

David Muñoz Romero

Spain

Novonesis

Diego Cuesta Magdalevo

Spain

Quesos Lavega

Domingo Fernández García

Spain

Wacker León

Emilio José Martín Maquedavo

Spain

Suite 22

Fernando Rodríguez Aldudo

Spain

Rueda Cheesemonger

Francisca Huertos Jorge

Spain

Dop Queso Zamorano

Francisco De Asis Ruiz Morales

Spain

Ifapa

Francisco José Lerma Puertas

Spain

Consejería de Educación Asturias

Gemma Cambero Valencia

Spain

Hacienda Zorita Farm Food

Guillermina Sánchez-Cerezo Pérez De Camino

Spain

La Sumiller del Queso / Quesos Ruperto

Jaime Magdalena Vera

Spain

Dsm-firmenich

Javier Pérez Andrés

Spain

Argi Comunicación

Javier Roza Manzano

Spain

Mantequerías Arias – Grupo Savencia

Jesús Sanz Esteban

Spain

Quesos Campoveja

José Antonio Mallo Matilla

Spain

Lylcyl

José Luis Galván Romo

Spain

Itacyl

José Luis Martín Martín

Spain

Cultura del Queso Artesano

José Manuel González Carrera

Spain

Novonesis

José María Alonso Ruiz

Spain

Red de Queserías de Campo Y Artesanas de España

José María Fresno Baro

Spain

Universidad de León

Juan Méndez Moreno

Spain

La Boulette

Judit Alcalde García

Spain

Lilcyl

Laura Abuin Arias

Spain

Aplta-usc

Leticia Alonso Cuesta

Spain

Igp Queso De Valdeon

Luis Noriega Pérez

Spain

Ipla-csic

Malen Sarasua Aranberri

Spain

Esneki Centro Lácteo Leartiker

Manuel Gomez López

Spain

Aplta-usc

María Arroyo Cerro

Spain

Laboratorios Arroyo S.a.

María Martín Ganado

Spain

Industrias Lacteas Benaventanas

María Jesús Carrasco Navarro

Spain

Eilza

Marta Roldán López

Spain

Ies Escultor Juan de Villanueva

Marta Medrán López

Spain

Quesommelier

Marta Sánchez Morón

Spain

Iberconseil

Nuria Gomez Hernández

Spain

Laboratorio Agroalimentario de Santander Maρα

Núria Arribas Vera

Spain

Organización Interprofesional Láctea (Inlac)

Pablo Rivero Ibáñez

Spain

Grupo Entrepinares

Pablo Martín Martín

Spain

Sumilleres De Castilla Y León

Pablo Jesús González Pérez

Spain

Sercolacto

Rebeca Villalobos Gutiérrez

Spain

Iberconseil

Ruth Lozano Rodríguez

Spain

Gobierno de Canarias

Tania López Fernández

Spain

Exclusivas Luis Vega

Verónica Ruiz Díez

Spain

Quesos de Hualdo

Xavier Miró Férnandez

Spain

Llet Crua

Alfred Strassner

Spain

Weidner Käse Gmbh

Antonino Di Palma

Spain

Proyectos Alto Adige

Bartosz Wilczynski

Poland

Foundation Supporting Farm Cheesemaking Na Serio

Beatriz Coste

Argentina

Quesarte Argentina Y Universidad Nacional De Quilmes

Emma Young

United Kingdom

The Cheese Explorer

Evert Schonhage

Netherlands

Cheese Choice

Gert Van Den Hoven

Netherlands

Dsm-firmenich

Julien Rouillaud

France

Enilea De Mamirolle

Karl Heinz Berthold

Germany

Casa Italiana Srl

Kristine Judith Jannuzzi

Italy

Nyccheesechick

Massimo Arcalini

Italy

Luigi Guffanti 1876

Michele Karen Buster

United States

Forever Cheese

Rachael Helen Sills

Luxembourg

Käseswiss

Tiago Dias Pascoal

Brazil

Aoqueijo