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Our cheeses
In the 2021 alpine season, Gruyère d'alpage AOP, Vacherin Fribourgeois AOP Alpage and of course our delicious Riggisalp Mutschlis will be produced. The cheese is available on site. The show dairy is open daily between 08:00-17:00.
The history of the Riggisalp
The Riggisalp is located in the beautiful Schwarzsee Valley in the Fribourg Prealps. The alp brings a lot of tradition and history with it.
Historical documents prove that animals were summered on the Riggisalp several centuries ago already.
Alp-descent Riggisalp 2020
A big thank you to all the helpers who made the Alpine descent possible. The cows have arrived at the Pellet family farm in Alterswil, where they will stay for the winter.
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A spectacle for young and old
Sign up now and participate yourself. Together with cheesemaker Bernard Schneuwly, you can take the cheese in a very traditional way out of the vat (minimum height for Kids is 150cm). A unique experience guaranteed! The process takes about 30 minutes. Registration is easy by using the calendar below. The alpine season is over for this summer, we are happy to accept new registrations from May 2021 onwards.
If something has changed and you are unable to attend a reservation, please contact us at least 24 hours in advance so that we can free the appointment for someone else.
On its first day the cheese factory Riggisalp processed around 1'200 l of milk
The Opening was a success. The cheese maker Bernard Schneuwly was able to produce 3 Gruyère AOP d'alpage and 7 Riggisalp Mutschlis. The cheese will be stored and matured for the next 6 weeks (Riggisalp Mutschli), respectively 6 months (Gruyère). Depending on the maturity of the cheese it will stay a little bit longer.
