The first annual event was held in 2000[1] in Oxfordshire, and was founded by Juliet Harbutt.
[2] Each year it is preceded by the British Cheese Awards, a ceremony which Harbutt created in 1994,[3] judged by food experts and farmers, in which the best cheeses are awarded bronze, silver and gold medals.
All cheeses are tasted blind, and the winners can then display their awards during the public-attended festival.
[5] In 2006 the Sunday of the weekend was cancelled at great cost after the venue experienced flooding, and the decision was made to return to Oxfordshire in 2007.
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