Casello d'Oro Awards

After Paris and London, the third edition of the Casello D'Oro Awards took place on 11 february 2026 at the Real Casino of Madrid.

In the last 13 years, eleven annual competitions called the "Palio del Parmigiano Reggiano" have taken place in the area of origin of the PDO cheese (which includes the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua to the right of the Po River and Bologna to the left of the Reno River). All consortium dairies can take part by submitting a sample of 24-26 month old Parmigiano Reggiano. The cheeses in the competition are evaluated by a jury composed of certified tasters from the Parmigiano Reggiano Tasters Association (APR).

For the third consecutive year, the winning dairies of the Palio competitions also received the Casello d’Oro award during this unique event organised in a major European capital. Two Special Mentions were also awarded: to the Parmigiano Reggiano with the best structure and to the one with the best aromatic profile. An exceptional international jury of cheese experts evaluated the eleven samples in a blind tasting: Cathy Strange (USA), Miyuki Murase (Japan), Manuel Franco (Spain), Maddalena Fossati Dondero (Italy), Eva Vila (Spain), Carlos Yescas (Mexico e UK). This event celebrates the excellence and uniqueness of what is not just a piece of cheese: it is an icon of that Italian lifestyle that is loved by consumers in Italy and abroad.

2026 dairies section

• Matr. 2087 Latteria Sociale La Mezzanese - Mezzani
• Matr. 320 Colline di Canossa Cigarello - Carpineti
• Matr. 2243 Cas. Rastelli Fratelli - Solignano
• Matr. 3619 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia.ex Bortolani - Valsamoggia
• Matr. 1415 Caseificio Bucamante - Serramazzoni
• Matr. 1583 Caseificio Croce - Pegognaga
• Matr. 2313 Caseificio Sociale di Monzato - Traversetolo
• Matr. 245 Caseificio Sociale Castellazzo - Campagnola Emilia
• Matr. 3624 Caseificio Sociale Fior di Latte - Gaggio Montano
• Matr. 1240 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia Lesignana - Modena
• Matr. 811 Casearia Castelli SRL - Reggio Emilia

40-month Parmigiano Reggiano category

• Matr. 1415 Caseificio Bucamante - Serramazzoni
• Matr. 2608 Oratorio San Giorgio Società Agricola - Carpi

2025 CASELLO D’ORO

After the success of the first event, which was held in March 2024 at the Italian Embassy in Paris, the 2025 edition took place on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 at The British Museum in London.

In the last 12 years, eleven annual competitions called the "Palio del Parmigiano Reggiano" have taken place in the area of origin of the PDO cheese (which includes the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua to the right of the Po River and Bologna to the left of the Reno River). All consortium dairies can take part by submitting a sample of 24-26 month old Parmigiano Reggiano. The cheeses in the competition are evaluated by a jury composed of certified tasters from the Parmigiano Reggiano Tasters Association (APR).

For the second consecutive year, the winning dairies of the Palio competitions also received the Casello d’Oro award during this unique evening. Two Special Mentions were also awarded: to the Parmigiano Reggiano with the best structure and to the one with the best aromatic profile, both of which went to the 4 Madonne Caseificio dell'Emilia, plant in Varana di Serramazzoni (province of Modena).

An exceptional international jury of cheese experts evaluated the eleven samples in a blind tasting. This event celebrates the excellence and uniqueness of what is not just a piece of cheese: it is an icon of that Italian lifestyle that is loved by consumers in Italy and abroad.

2025 Dairies Section

• Serial No. 2064 Cas. Agrinascente - Fidenza
• Serial No. 222 Cas. Dall’Aglio Evio - Gattatico
• Serial No. 2243 Cas. Rastelli F.lli - Solignano
• Serial No. 1086 4 Madonne caseificio dell’Emilia - Varana, Serramazzoni
• Serial No. 1585 Cas. Arrivabene - Poggio Rusco
• Serial No. 2209 Cas. Ambrosi - Traversetolo
• Serial No. 1029 Cas. La Guardia - Pavullo
• Serial No. 685 Cas. Cavecchia - Reggiolo
• Serial No. 3619 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia - Bortolani
• Serial No. 2566 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia - San Luca
• Serial No. 896 Cas. Boiardo Matilde di Canossa - Scandiano

40-month Parmigiano Reggiano category

• Serial No. 1321 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia - Martignana
• Serial No. 191 Cas. San Giorgio - Casina

2024 CASELLO D’ORO: PARMIGIANO REGGIANO LIGHTS UP THE VILLE LUMIÈRE

During the first edition of the event, held at the Italian Embassy in Paris in the presence of Ambassador Emanuela D'Alessandro and Chef Massimo Bottura, the Consortium celebrated the 90th anniversary of its foundation and the 11 winning dairies of the 2023 Parmigiano Reggiano Palio competitions. In addition, two special mentions were awarded to the Parmigiano Reggiano with the best structure and with the best aromatic profile.

Parmigiano Reggiano lit up the Ville Lumière. On Thursday, March 14, the historic Hôtel de Boisgelin, home to the Italian Embassy in Paris, hosted the first edition of the Casello d’Oro Awards during the 90 Years Into the Future event, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium. In the presence of the Italian Ambassador to France, Emanuela D'Alessandro, and members of the Italian and international press, the Consortium honoured the 11 winning dairies of the 2023 Parmigiano Reggiano Palio competitions by presenting them with this newly introduced award. The guest of honour for the evening was Chef Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana in Modena (three Michelin stars).

In 2023, 11 competitions called Palio del Parmigiano Reggiano were held in the area of origin of the PDO cheese (which includes the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua to the right of the Po River and Bologna to the left of the Reno River). All consortium dairies can take part in these competitions by submitting a sample of 24-26 month old Parmigiano Reggiano. The cheeses in the competition are evaluated by a jury composed of certified tasters from the Parmigiano Reggiano Tasters Association (APR).

Two Paris 2024 Special Mentions were also awarded: to Caseificio Pieve Roffeno for the Parmigiano Reggiano with the best structure and to Latteria Agricola Mogliese for the Parmigiano Reggiano with the best aromatic profile. The 11 samples of 24-month Parmigiano Reggiano were evaluated in a blind tasting by an exceptional international jury, composed of: Caroline Boquet (trainer for dairy products at CFPL - L'Ecole française du Fromage), Alice Bosio (gastronomic journalist at Le Figaro), Maddalena Fossati Dondero (Director of La Cucina Italiana and Condé Nast Traveller Italia), Alessandra Pierini (author of books, reportage, press articles, radio programmes and conferences on Italian cuisine), Cornelia Poletto (chef and manager of the Cornelia Poletto restaurant, the Cornelia Poletto cooking school and the Paolas gastro bar), Cathy Strange (Whole Foods Market’s Ambassador of Food Culture) and Carlos Yescas (judge, expert, author of books on cheese and contributor to the Oxford Companion to Cheese).

2024 Dairies Section

• Serial No. 3270 Soc. Agr. Mezzadri Renzo Roberto Massimo e Stefano s.s.
• Serial No. 2973 Cooperativa Casearia Castelnovese s.c.a.
• Serial No. 222 Societa' Agricola Dall'aglio s.s.
• Serial No. 3088 Latteria Sociale Della Costa Di Bazzano s.a.c.
• Serial No. 3273 Brugnoli F.li Societa' Agricola
• Serial No. 1835 Latteria Agricola Mogliese s.c.a. r.l.
• Serial No. 2315 Martinelli Romeo Di Martinelli Gianpietro E Luca snc
• Serial No. 2854 Caseificio Sociale Di Casola Di Montefiorino s.a.c.
• Serial No. 520 Latteria Sociale San Girolamo s.c.a.
• Serial No. 3627 Pieve Roffeno s.a.c.
• Serial No. 788 Latteria Agricoltori Roncocesi s.c.a.