Overview

• The LII competition featured cheeses made by shepherds using raw milk from Latxa or Carranzana sheep, with tasting beginning around 10:00 at the Beti Alai fronton.
• The winner was expected to be named around 14:00, with S. C. Kortaria and La Leze in contention for the Trofeo Kutxa de Oro based on recent first‑place records.
• The judging panel comprised restaurateurs, food critics, gastronomes and journalists, with participation from Denominación de Origen Idiazabal technicians.
• Organizers paid a posthumous tribute to José Mari Ustarroz, Fermín Leizaola and Luis de Lezama for their decades of support to the contest.
• Thousands toured Ordizia’s expanded fairgrounds with producer stalls and side contests, where Zabaloenea won fruit for a third year and Harri Herri Nekazaritza took the vegetable prize.