Mountain Cheese

Mountain Cheese


A mountain cheese is one produced and aged above 2500 feet. This month’s featured cheese is a ‘Mountain cheese’ that originates from Germany. However most are made in France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Scientific studies have found a significant number of micro-organisms in the flora of the high altitude mountains, as compared to lower altitudes. The high density of micro-organisms accounts for the deep and complex flavours of mountain cheeses.


Some of the mountain cheeses available at “The Cheese Man” include Appenzeller, Fontina Val d’Aosta (Italian), Fourme d’Ambert (French, blue cheese), Gruyère (Swiss), and Tête de Moine (Swiss).