Gruyeres
La Maison du Gruyère.
Situated in the very centre, near the alpine pastures and at the foot of the Château de Gruyères, La Maison du Gruyère produces the cheese Le Gruyère AOC. Twice a day 36 farmers deliver their milk to the fromagerie (cheese dairy), milk from cows that graze the lush grass and fragrant flora of alpine meadows situated between 800 and 1600 m above sea level (2400-4800 ft). Under the watchful eyes of visitors the masters cheese-makers and their team produce up to 48 wheels of Gruyère a day, observing the stingent AOC (appellation d'origine contrôlée) specifications. The cheese dairy is equipped with four vats with a capacity of 4,800 litres, and a cellar used to mature 7,000 wheels of cheese. – lamaisondugruyere
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