Cheese Berlin has been one of the most important events for artisan cheese since 2012. Every year, together with author and curator Ursula Heinzelmann, we bring together cheesemakers, affineurs and specialised retailers from all over Germany, Europe and beyond to Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg. This is where people come together for whom cheese is much more than just a tasty treat - cheese is a means of understanding and shaping the world.
An exciting programme accompanies the market: Heinzelcheesewalks, Meet the Cheese tastings, the Meet the Cheese Makers stage and plenty of professional exchange.
Cheese Berlin brings visitors closer to the diversity and specialities of artisan cheeses and enables direct contact between producers and consumers. As a meeting point for an interested trade audience, Cheese Berlin offers space for dialogue and networking.
Exhibitors
Programm
Saturday 02.11.24
The unexpected world of butter and its traces in the new old wine from the Rhine
with Ursula Heinzelmann
The wonderful variety of hard cheeses and vulcanic wines SOLD OUT
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Sunday 03.11.24
The Big Cheese Market
Exponat Käse: Rinds
Klartext Käse: Mould
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
Meet: Cheese Berlin Award Winner!
with Silvio Schöpfer from the dairy Käserei Kleinstein
Making tradition fit for the future: Auvergne/Westphalia
with François Débeaud, Sabine Jürß + Anna Kabacinska
Cheese and Hiphop from the Emmental: Käserei Uettligen and Käsehaus K3
with Slow Food Berlin, Christoph Räz + Beat Wampfler
First Cheesewalk SOLD OUT
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Klartext Käse: Holes
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
If Camembert is dying out, are cheese rinds an endangered species?
mit Ned Palmer, Grace Pullin + Augustin Denous
Meet: Feta PDO!
Borderless bunker maturation in South Tyrol: Hansi Baumgartner from Degust
with Slow Food Berlin + Hansi Baumgartner
Second Cheesewalk SOLD OUT
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Klartext Käse: Colour
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
Do rinds speak Italian, Swiss and German?
with Hansi Baumgartner, Stephan Ryffel, Christoph Räz + Carolin Gennburg
First Winewalk with Suff SOLD OUT
with Christian Schossau
Meet: Parmigiano Reggiano! SOLD OUT
with Bettina Meetz of the Consorzio Parmigiano Reggiano
Directly from Hudson Valley/New York: Churchtown Dairy
with Slow Food Berlin + Grace Pullin
Third Cheesewalk SOLD OUT
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Klartext Käse: Age
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
Meet: Feta PDO again!
with Sofia Efremidou
Fromages Sauvages: “wild” cheese from France with Augustin Denous
with Slow Food Berlin + Augustin Denous
Second Winewalk with Suff SOLD OUT
with Christian Schossau
World's Best Cheese: Sense and Non-Sense of Cheese Awards
with Hero Hirsh, Yule Seifert, Marc Albrecht-Seidel + Carina Reckers
Fourth Cheesewalk SOLD OUT
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Klartext Käse: Rind and Smell
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
New beginnings on the other side of the Oder: Serowarnia Golęczewo
with Slow Food Berlin + Michał Jaremkiewicz
Parmigiano Reggiano: Let's crack that Käse!
with Eirny Sigurðardóttir, Bettina Meetz + Lea Ligat
Third Winewalk with Suff
with Christian Schossau
Klartext Käse: Storage
in co-operation with the Kulturverein Markthalle Neun e.V. + Marie Neusser
Exponat Käse: the Tasting
with Ursula Heinzelmann + Sophie van den Berg
Gastronomic Offer
Of course, Cheese Berlin is not just about cheese. The permanent traders at Markthalle Neun are adding cakes, bread, pizza, pasta and pipapo to the range! Who is open?
Fenster zum Hof
Since 2017, Cheese Berlin has been giving an award: the Fenster zum Hof (translates to the window to the farm). With this award, we honour a producer that comes particularly close to the ideal. A dairy that demonstrates how and that it is possible to
use resources sustainably,
work with natural conditions instead of against them,
respect animals as partners,
not exploit personal resources or those of employees,
achieve long-term financial stability.
Exponat: Käse
Since 2023, we have been putting together the ‘ Exponat: Käse’ exhibition and inviting visitors to take a closer look at cheese. The focus is on artisan cheeses and their makers, who embody the diversity and depth of this traditional craft.
The exhibits are illuminated under changing themes. Informative displays, interactive elements and tastings at the end of the market turn the exhibition into a dynamic experience that promotes appreciation for the world of cheese.
Our curator
Author Ursula Heinzelmann is accompanying us for more than 10 years. With her in-depth knowledge, which she has acquired through years of travelling and direct involvement with local artisan traditions, she gives Cheese Berlin a clear and unvarnished view of the food world - characterised by a deep respect for the people and methods that we offer a stage to with Cheese Berlin. Heinzelmann attaches particular importance to making the people, animals and work behind the products visible and passing on these values in her work as a curator.
Her Heinzelcheesetalks are flavourful explorations of cheese and wine that take place once a month in Markthalle Neun. Ursula Heinzelmann's commitment and deep connection to the world of food culture make her an indispensable voice in the cosmos of Markthalle Neun.
Cheese Berlin is made possible by our partners. An annual platform for artisan cheese is made possible thanks to you. We thank you for your support, your commitment and your unwavering love of cheese.
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