At Familia Gómez Moreno we are honored to announce that in this edition of the Gran Selección Campo y Alma 2023 contest, we have also awarded our pasteurized semi-cured manchego cheese Certeza has also been awarded with the Gran Selección Bronze 2023 award.
GRAN SELECCIÓN CAMPO Y ALMA AWARDS, A GUARANTEE OF QUALITY
Castilla La Mancha is one of the pantries of quality products in Spain, Europe and why not, the world, proof of this is the internationalization of our cheeses and many other products.
This demand for Manchego cheese is no coincidence, since the quality of Manchego cheese in general and of our PDO and artisan cheeses in particular is a reality that year after year receives all kinds of recognition.
The Gran Selección Campo y Alma Awards annually certify that quality, being for us again a recognition of great prestige to keep us year after year in its section of award-winning cheeses, because it makes us prophets in our land, “La Mancha”.
SEMI-CURED PASTEURIZED MANCHEGO CHEESE CERTEZA
Certeza pasteurized semi-cured Manchego cheese is created with pasteurized milk from our own 100% Manchego breed cattle and is certified by the Manchego Cheese Denomination of Origin.
It has a maturation period of between two and four months. As it is made from pasteurized Manchegan sheep’s milk, it is suitable for pregnant women, since this milk is heated to a temperature of approximately 55 to 75 ºC for a short period of time. This process helps us to eliminate most of the pathogenic bacteria, maintaining the properties and quality of the product.
CERTEZA SEMI-CURED, AN AWARD-WINNING MANCHEGO CHEESE
In Familia Gómez Moreno we have carried out a unification of our brands by creating sub-brands that cover our variety of products.
In this case, Certeza semi-cured cheese is our classic pasteurized Manchego cheese that used to be called Don Gregorio.
For us, Certeza is a name linked to our brand idea “Verdad Manchega” which refers to the honesty and quality of our cheeses. With Certeza we value our centenary know-how that guarantees the quality and flavor of each of the cheeses in the range.
The award to our semi-cured Certeza with the Gran Selección Bronze 2023 award is not an isolated event; on other occasions this same cheese has been recognized,
As you can see when enjoying this Manchego cheese, the only thing that has changed is its name, as its careful preparation, raw material and quality remain intact.
MORE THAN A CENTURY OF EXPERIENCE
Gómez Moreno family treasures more than a century of experience, work and care in the elaboration of the authentic Manchego cheese, transmitted from generation to generation and that is why it is so important for us, as well as exciting, the recognition of so many years of work, craft and dedication.
Tradition, family and legacy. Or what is the same, knowledge, truth and sincerity. The truth behind a taste, a texture, an aroma, the security of a brand that is a family. A guarantee of quality from the origin. Tradition does not turn us into an aged or rigid brand, tradition marks a path for us.
For us, when we talk about commitment we refer to a whole, it is the commitment with the way of doing things, with the cheese, the field, the cattle, the consumer, with ourselves. It is to respect years of knowledge so that at the end the cheese is a product where everything that surrounds it is put in value. The commitment is personal, it is of the family, of each member of the Gómez Moreno family with what they love.
Not only that, we have been renewing ourselves, wanting to modernize and advance according to the globalization of the markets, also knowing how to adapt to the new needs and demands in quality and food safety, achieving international certificates (IFS) without losing the tradition of La Mancha and the essence of the flavor that differentiates us so much.
The Gran Selección de Campo y Alma de Castilla-La Mancha competition is not a one-off case since our cheeses have been recognized by various and varied international competitions. The different prizes obtained throughout our trajectory have been awarded by Great Taste Awards or the competition also International Cheese Awards with the silver medal in 2019 for our pasteurized cured Manchego Cheese Don Gregorio, now called Certeza.
The key to our success continues to be the selective rigor of the raw material: pure Manchegan sheep’s milk from our own livestock; born, raised and sustained in the typical climate of La Mancha and fed on natural pastures.
