{"id":10830,"date":"2026-11-03T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/?p=10830"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T19:38:44","slug":"gran-casar-espiga-cheese-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/en\/gran-casar-espiga-cheese-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAN CASAR wins the Gold Espiga and Grand Espiga Awards at the 2026 Espiga Cheese Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10830 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/en\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Entrega de premio Espiga de ORO 2026 a GRAN CASAR Torta del Casar DOP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-00-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/en\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Premios Espiga 2026, foto de grupo de los premiados.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.quesosdelcasar.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/premios-espiga-2026-gran-casar-espiga-de-oro-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]At Quesos del Casar, we are delighted to celebrate another recognition for <strong>GRAN CASAR<\/strong>, our P.D.O. Torta del Casar cheese, which has won the <strong>Gold Espiga Award in the Torta del Casar category<\/strong> at the 8th edition of the Espiga Cheese Awards, organised by Caja Rural de Extremadura.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text]This award is accompanied by a particularly significant distinction: <strong>Quesos del Casar has received the Grand Espiga Award for the Best P.D.O. 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