Agrocanarias 2011 opens Thursday.

THE WINNERS OF THE TENTH EDITION OF THE OFFICIAL CHEESE COMPETITION WILL BE KNOWN.

this next day 28 April Agricultural 2011 will open its doors at the Tenerife International Fair and Congress Center, in the capital of Tenerife.

Some eighty exhibitors will present the latest developments in the primary sector as well as the production carried out in the Canary Islands, both in agriculture, such as livestock and fishing.

The days 28 and 29 In April, the official cheese competition will be held by expert tasters through the “blind tasting”. The jury, composed of the director of the ICCA, a secretary and technical director of the Institute, representatives of the Protected Designations of Origin, agricultural organizations, hospitality sector and media, will choose from among the productions that are eligible for competition “Best Cheese from the Canary Islands”, the “Best Organic Cheese”, the” Best Homemade Cheese”, “Best Image and Presentation”, and “Best Popular Cheese”.

In addition to these distinctions, they will be recognized with gold medals., those cheeses that reach at least 80% of the points stipulated in the tasting sheet and with silver medals those who achieve a 75% of the score.

Saturday day 30 In April the Agrocanarias awards will be presented 2010/2011, whose awards in the wine competition went to Frontos from the DO Abona, which received the award for Best Organic Wine from the Canary Islands, and Aurum from the DO Lanzarote, which obtained the distinction of Best Image and Presentation..

In this edition they presented 126 participants and 18 medals and 3 distinctions, twelve fell in Tenerife, six in Lanzarote, two in Gran Canaria and one in La Palma.