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Cheese profile
- MildBold
- SoftFirm
- HomebodyExplorer
- SoloFondue crowd
- ClassicWild
The real cheese facts
- Origin
- Graubünden, small dairies in 30 valleys, around 1,000 m
- Milk
- Mountain milk
- Type
- Five versions by label, from extra to quarter-fat
- Ripening
- Up to 9 months
- Best for
- Cheese board, salads, sauces, gratins
Source: cheesesfromswitzerland.com · Last checked 28.10.2026
Taste and texture
Mild, flavoursome or extra, and the colour of the label tells you which. Gold means extra, the finest and most mature. Red is flavoursome and yellow is mild. There are also lighter versions with half the fat (blue) or a quarter (green).
How to eat it
On the cheese board, in salads and sauces, or baked into soufflés and gratins. It also goes well with vegetables and meat.
Did you know?
It is made by hand in small dairies spread over 30 valleys in Graubünden, at around 1,000 metres. The cows graze on meadows full of herbs and flowers.
Bündner Bergkäse or Alpkäse?
Bergkäse comes from dairies in the mountain valleys. Bündner Bergkäse is made in small dairies across 30 valleys in Graubünden, at around 1,000 metres. Alpkäse is made higher up, on the alp itself, and every alp has its own style.
More about Alpkäse →How to keep it
Wrap it in cheese paper or waxed paper rather than cling film, so it can breathe, and keep it in the vegetable drawer of the fridge. Take it out about half an hour before you eat it.
Questions about Bündner Bergkäse
How long does Bündner Bergkäse ripen?
Up to nine months.
What do the label colours mean?
Gold is extra, red is flavoursome, yellow is mild, blue is half-fat and green is quarter-fat.