Vorarlberg · Austria
Vorarlberger Bergkäse.
Crack into this hard alpine cheese and find a complex landscape of flavors: buttery sweetness and grassy minerality from high-altitude meadows, layered with warm nutty undertones and a whisper of spice that builds as it melts on your tongue. The natural rind crackles between your teeth, giving way to a dense, crystalline paste that smells of Alpine air and aging cellar stone.
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The story
How it's made.
Why it tastes that way.
Vorarlberger Bergkäse is Austria's most famous mountain cheese, made in the Bregenzerwald region of Vorarlberg from raw milk of Brown Swiss cows.
The region has a long Alpine cheesemaking tradition going back to the Middle Ages. EU PDO was granted in 1997.
Production · spec
- Milk
- Cow · raw
- Family
- Alpine
- Rind
- natural
- Age
- 3–18 mo
- Protected
- PDO · since 1997
Tasting profile
What it tastes like.
Caseo's flavour axes are drawn from each cheese's flavour and aroma profile. This is Vorarlberger Bergkäse's fingerprint.
Aroma
Nutrition · per 100g serving
What's in a wedge.
A 100g serving — about a finger-thick wedge. Daily values use the FDA 2020 reference of 2,000 kcal. Expect ±5% variation between wheels.
Serve, cut & store
Out of the fridge,
into its prime.
Guidance for alpine cheeses — general practice, not a per-wheel measurement.
Rest
Take it out about 45–60 min before serving — cold stiffens the fat and locks up the aromas; cool room temperature is when the flavour shows up.
Cut
Cut thin wedges from the centre out, so every slice gets its share of paste and rind.
Store
Wrap leftovers in cheese paper or wax paper — never cling film, which suffocates the rind — and keep them in the warmest part of the fridge.
Rule of thumb: the softer and riper, the longer it needs. Thick pieces need longer than thin — and don't leave cheese out much past two hours.
Pairings · Caseo curated
What goes with Vorarlberger.
27 pairings across 11 categories.
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Where to find it
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