Alpine Saturdays Presented by ACS CCP® Pat Polowsky
This week on Alpine Saturday: Vacherin Fribourgeois. This cheese hails from Switzerland in the Fribourg (thus the name) canton (like Gruyère).
Quick facts
Milk: raw cow
Age: 3 months+, depending on the sub category
AOP: Since 2006
Format: 6-10kg wheels
Vacherin Fribourgeois has a minimum FDB of 45% and a maximum moisture of 46%. The flavor ranges from spicy and grassy to earthy and sweet
For more info:
Info sheet (in French): https://vacherin-fribourgeois-aoc.ch/…/Fiche_A4_CLASSIC_fr.…http://www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/…/vacherin-fribourgeo…
Congratulations to our 2017 ACS CCP Exam and Conference Winners: Kelley Jewell, Tyler Frankenberg, ACS CCP® Hazel-Rue Woodies and ACS CCP® Matt Bellingham. Thanks to the generous donations from cheese lovers everywhere, we are thrilled to send these four worthy recipients to Denver this July!!! You can read all the details here.
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