Mary Quicke
14th-Generation Farmer, Cheesemaker & Global Advocate, UK
Programme
Meet the Käseköpfe
Exhibitors
Food & Drinks
Cheese Berlin Award: Fenster zum Hof
Exhibition: Exponat Käse
Team
Thanks
Anna Warnow
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Cheese Berlin
Sunday, 08.11.26, 11:00 – 18:00
Meet The Käsemacher
Since the first gathering in 2012, Cheese Berlin has evolved into one of the international artisan cheese community’s most important hubs. The setting: Markthalle Neun, a historic covered market in Kreuzberg where food craft, culture, and community meet—right in the heart of Berlin.
Every year, cheesemakers, mongers, affineurs, distributors, and cheese lovers from around the world gather to taste, discuss, buy, and celebrate. Exhibitors for the day-long Sunday event are carefully curated, and the market is spiced up by a rich program of tastings, talks, and an exhibition.
A space for conversation, Cheese Berlin connects those who care about real cheese—emphasising the landscapes, animals, and people behind it.
Programme
Saturday 07.11.26
Cheese Brunch
with Cheese Berlin-Cheese
Geschmack der Urgeschichte: Käse wie vor 7000 Jahren
mit Luise Tiemann, Anton Sutterlüty & Ursula Heinzelmann
Gaucho Groove & Raw Milk Rebellion: Uruguay’s Cheese Avant-Garde
with Martin Rosberg & Ursula Heinzelmann
Sunday 08.11.26
Cheese Brunch
with Cheese Berlin-Cheese
The Big Cheese Market
Exponat Käse: Colours
Preisverleihung: Die besten Käse Deutschlands 2026/2027
mit dem VHM & Carolin Gennburg
Meet: Feta PDO!
with Sofia Efremidou
Oh wie schön ist Emmental(er)
mit Hansruedi Gasser (Bergkäserei Oberei)
Meet: Parmigiano Reggiano!
mit Bettina Meetz vom Consorzio Parmigiano Reggiano
Grasgeflüster: Weidewirtschaft
Moderation: Lea Ligat, Panel: Amelie Wetzlar, Sebastian Beck, & Luciano Arangoitia
Klartext Käse / Workshop für Kids: Frischkäse machen
mit der Kochschule Neun
Cheese-Walk: A Journey Through Germany
with Marc-Albrecht Seidel of VHM
Cheese Portraits
by our friend Yoshimitsu Nippashi, an illustrator from Tokyo based in Berlin
Aus’m Quark kommen
mit Arne und Caro Rost (Biohof Turnow)
Cheese-Walk: Immer der Kuratorin nach!
with Ursula Heinzelmann
Cheese For Peace
hosted by Mary Quicke, Panelists: Gamze Ineceli, Mike Thomson & Martin Rosberg
Klartext Käse / Workshop für Kids: Butter schütteln
mit der Kochschule Neun & Marie Neusser
Wine-Walk
with Sascha Rimkus
Poland – Twaróg, Terroir & New Traditions
with Michał Jaremkiewicz (Serowarnia Golęczewo)
Meet: Manchego!
with Verónica Ruiz Diez (Casas de Hualdo)
Klartext Käse: Eine Ausstellung essen
mit der Kochschule Neun & Marie Neusser
DNA des Geschmacks: Was echte Milch lebendig macht
Moderation: Franziska Wetzlar, Panel: Anton Sutterlüty & Thilo Metzger-Petersen
Gouda 2.0 – The Rindless Revival of the Yellow Giant
with Marijke Booij (Hollandsche Meesters)
Cheese-Walk: Immer der Kuratorin nach!
mit Ursula Heinzelmann
Klartext Käse: Warum liegt hier eigentlich Heu?
mit der Kochschule Neun & Arge Heumilch
Kommen ein Allgäuer und ein Spreewälder in eine Schweizer Käserei…
mit Sebastian Beck (Alpe Oberberg) & Robert Dommel (Käserei Ogrosen)
Wine-Walk
with Sascha Rimkus
Tasting & Sensory Analysis: What the Wheel Tells Us
hosted by Sue Sturman, Panelists: Finbar Deery, Ceri Cryer, Susanne Hofmann
Cheese-Walk: Eirný’s Tour de Norde!
with Eirný Sigurðardóttir
Meet the Käse: Käse aus dem Norden!
mit Thomas Berglund (Almnäs Bruk) & Kerstin (Jürss Mejeri)
Wine-Walk
with Sascha Rimkus
Klartext Käse: Berufbild Käserin – Wie mache ich aus 400 Litern Milch einen Gruyère?
mit der Kochschule Neun & Daniela Weber (Käserei Wünnewil)
Cheese-Walk: Un Viaggio Italiano!
mit Lucia Rizzo
Käse-Herzblatt: Wie finde ich den Richtigen?
Moderation: Carolin Gennburg, Herzblätter: Emily Empl, Albert Jashanica & Sebastien Gorius
Meet: Fontina DOP! Profis only!
mit Ursula Heinzelmann
Piemontese Parts Unknown
with Filippo Taricco
The Big Catch – Flash-Sale: L'Etivaz AOP!
with Eirný Sigurðardóttir, Caroline Hostettler, Hosted by: Lea Ligat
Meet the Käseköpfe
Cheese Berlin is not just about tasting and shopping – it's a place to meet people who live and breathe cheese. In addition to the exhibitors, there are many experts on the move to share their knowledge and stories, either on stage or in the midst of the market bustle. If you encounter one of these cheese heads, just strike up a conversation!
Exhibitors
Food & Drinks
Of course, Cheese Berlin is not just about cheese. The permanent traders at Markthalle Neun are adding cakes, bread, pizza, pasta, wine, beer and more to the range! Who is open?
Cheese Berlin Award: Fenster zum Hof
Since 2017, Cheese Berlin has been presenting an award: the Fenster zum Hof (translates to 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.
Exhibition: 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 – this year: textures. 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.
Team
For over a decade, author Ursula Heinzelmann has curated Cheese Berlin with a global network, deep respect for craft traditions, and a keen focus on the people and animals behind every product. Carina Reckers, the voice of Markthalle Neun, shapes both communications and the festival's strategic direction—drawing on a degree in gastronomic sciences, international jury experience, and hands-on cheesemaking practice. Project manager Olivier Witzkewitz, a former restaurateur, oversees timing, logistics, and the precise execution of every detail.
Together, they share one clear mission: to put artisan Käsemacher in the spotlight and bring their stories to life.
Thanks
Cheese Berlin is made possible by our partners and many helping hands and minds. It is thanks to your support that this annual platform for artisan cheese can be realised. We thank you for your commitment and unwavering love of cheese.
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