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Named after the yellow Alpine flowers growing in the Entlebuch, where Silvio Schopfer sources fresh raw milk from cows grazing on high Alpine meadow flowers, Rockflower is the newest addition to Gourmino’s smaller Alpine specialty cheeses. This cheese is semi firm but more pliable than most Alpine cheeses aged as long, and the flavor is strongly umami, balanced by notes of pine nut and white flowers
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A cheese inspired by nature and the legendary traditions of Central Switzerland. “Fluehblüemli / Swiss Rockflower” (Primula auricula) are yellow alpine flowers that grow and find their way under humble conditions among craggy limestone rocks. Mainly found along the Swiss Pre-Alp region – also on the slopes of Mountain Dairy Kleinstein’s “home mountain” Pilatus massif – they have delighted many hikers’ hearts. They are signs of the times and recall the legend of the “Wildmannen” who once lived here in caves. Some of them tended to chamois which are the alpine cousin of many goat species. Back then, the chamois fed on these alpine flowers and from their milk they made cheese. When the weather allowed it, the ‘Wildmannen’ went down to the valley to help the farmers with their work. In return, they were rewarded with food and cow’s milk. Thus, they were also able to process this cow’s milk they into cheese. In imitation of the edgy and untamable wild people, Silvio, his father Albert and their team reproduce this cheese. Their mountain dairy Kleinstein is located in the Entlebuch, at the edge of the UNESCO Biosphere, far above the village of Werthenstein.
Tete de Moine (literally Monk`s Head) is a cylindrical cheese with a smear rind and is semi-hard. This cheese is not cut but shaved with a girolle into rosette shaped slices. These are best produced when the cheeses come stright from refrigeration. Tete de Moine can be enjoyed with an apertif, as dessert cheese, or just a snack.
This swiss cheese is semi-soft, sweet, and nutty. It is made in a 2 lb. wheel, using the old Bahl Baby Swiss family recipe.
***Seasonally Limited***
Gourmino Gruyere is produced by numerous cheesemakers in the Fribourg region of Switzerland banding together in the name of tradition to produce one of the most beloved cheeses of all time. Made from the unpasteurized milk of cows feeding on fresh alpine grasses, aged for 12 months. 2x World Cheese Champion.
Aromatic and fresh goat’s milk character with notes of lavender, white pepper, sage and sweetened condensed milk.
Goat cheese is probably the oldest cheese of all and originates from the Mediterranean region. While there are hundreds of varieties throughout the world, most are soft, young, and spreadable and meant for quick consumption. In Switzerland, goat cheese is special and rare to our agriculture system. Even more special and rare is our award winning, aged, semi firm, smear ripened Gourmino Goat (Geiss) made by Gourmino master cheesemaker Michael Hanke and aged in his own cellar – an impressive and complex cheese at a modest 3-4 months age profile which earned a silver medal twice in 2020 and 2022 at the World Championship Cheese Contest.
Made by 3 time World Cheese champion Michael Spycher from raw, grassfed milk. The dense, smooth, slightly crystalline paste tastes of chestnuts, stone fruit and broth and has a slightly sweet vanilla end note. Italco is offering this cheese in 2/9 lb wedges