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There’s something special about gathering around a pot of warm, melted cheese and sharing a meal with family or friends. Cheese fondue is more than just a delicious dish; it’s an interactive dining experience that encourages conversation, connection and relaxed entertaining. Originating from Alpine food traditions, cheese fondue has become a favourite for dinner parties,… Read more: Fondue Cheese: How to Choose the Best Cheese for a Perfect Fondue

Summer is the perfect time to bring friends and family together over delicious food, refreshing drinks and relaxed gatherings. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, planning a picnic or organising a special celebration, a thoughtfully selected cheese platter is an easy way to create something everyone can enjoy. The best cheeses for summer entertaining are… Read more: The Best Cheeses for Summer Entertaining, Parties & Gatherings

A well-presented cheese platter is one of the easiest ways to impress guests without spending hours preparing food. Whether you’re hosting a dinner party, celebrating a special occasion or enjoying a casual afternoon with friends, a thoughtfully arranged cheese board can bring everyone together. The secret to creating the perfect cheese platter isn’t about choosing… Read more: How to Create the Perfect Cheese Platter for Entertaining

Entertaining with cheese is one of the simplest ways to bring people together over good food. Whether you’re planning a relaxed afternoon with friends, a family celebration, a dinner party or a special occasion, a thoughtfully selected cheese platter can become the centrepiece of your gathering. The beauty of serving cheese is its versatility. From… Read more: Entertaining With Cheese: The Ultimate Guide to Cheese Platters, Pairings & Hosting

When you’re used to buying cheese from a supermarket shelf, it’s reasonable to wonder what makes specialist artisan cheese different. Is it simply a premium version of the same thing? Not quite. The value of artisan cheese comes from the product itself, the traditions behind it, the variety available and the experience of discovering cheeses… Read more: Why Quality Artisan Cheese Is Worth It: The Alpine Express Difference

With so many varieties available, choosing the best types of cheese can quickly become overwhelming. Do you choose something mild or strong? Soft or firm? Young or matured? A familiar favourite or something completely new? The answer is that there isn’t one “best” cheese. The best choice depends on what you enjoy and how you… Read more: The Best Types of Cheese: How to Choose the Right Cheese for Every Occasion

Cheese can be simple enough to enjoy on a slice of bread and complex enough to become the centrepiece of an entire meal. From mild, creamy varieties through to firm, matured cheeses with deep and distinctive flavours, there is an enormous world to explore. For cheese lovers, the challenge is often not finding cheese, but… Read more: Cheese: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Enjoying and Buying Quality Cheese

You’ve already decided raclette is your thing. You’ve sat around someone else’s table, watched the cheese bubble and brown under the grill, and thought: I’m doing this at home. Now you’re looking at six different machines, a handful of accessories, and a rental option, and the specs are starting to blur together. This guide maps… Read more: The Complete Guide to Buying a Raclette Grill in Australia

Ever wondered what makes Swiss cheese so unique? How it is made and what some of the core differences are? Then this educational, short-story campaign from our Instagram feed is for you!

If you’ve ever felt uneasy after drinking milk but can happily enjoy a good slice of Gruyère or Comté, you’re not imagining it. The difference may come down to a tiny milk protein — and how Alpine cheese makers have been naturally ahead of the curve for centuries. What’s the story with A1 and A2?… Read more: How A2-Friendly Are Alpine Cheeses?

We’ve let NotebookLM deep dive into our Alpine Express artisan cheese delivery service. What came out is a fascinating AI talk of what we think is pretty accurate of what we do. Just ignore that ‘next disptch’ date in June 2025. LOL. Here’s the episode:

Rolf Beeler once shared with us a guideline on whether you can eat the rind of a cheese: if the whole cheese fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, then you can eat the rind. If it does not, it is advisable to discard it. Of course, this is merely a rough guide; generally,… Read more: What to do with left over cheese rinds?

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest video, which takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey through the complete process of our Alpine Express online cheese shop. This captivating video offers an in-depth look at the meticulous care and attention to detail that goes into fulfilling each and every order. The video begins… Read more: Announcing the Launch of Our New Online Shop Video ‘How it’s done’

We have now defined our Christmas and January dispatch dates as per below: December/January Dispatch Dates

Watch Tom Merkli explain the 2023 version of the popular Alpine Express Christmas Platters: All cheese platters can be found on our dedicated Christmas cheese page.

Watch Tom Merkli explain the core cheeses included in this year’s popular Alpine Express Christmas Cheese box

We’ve always offered the option to slice our raclette cheese into ca. 4mm thick slices, ready for your melted cheese party. Now, however, we have improved the packaging further: starting from this week every order of sliced raclette cheese will be supplied with greaseproof paper layers in between each slice, making it even more convenient… Read more: Sliced Swiss Raclette: Even Better!

See which 2 amazing soft cheeses Tom picked for this year’s Christmas Cheese Box. Orders are now available and packs come in 3 sizes, starting at $60 plus shipping.

We promised you something exciting and here it is: our new Alpine Rewards Program. With our new loyalty rewards program you earn  whenever you spend money with us. For every $1 spent on cheese and other foods you earn 5  and for every $2 spent on non food products you earn 5 . There are also other ways you can… Read more: Meet our new rewards program

As a business striving for high customer support, we always try to improve all aspects of our business with a customer centric view. For a number or reasons until now we were not able to dispatch cheese early in the week, leaving some of our customers with shipments getting stranded over the weekend. We’re happy… Read more: Shipping Changes | New Day of Dispatch

Join Tom on an 11-day cheese discovery of Switzerland! Meet expert local cheese makers, learn about their production processes and enjoy cheese degustations throughout the spectacular cheese producing regions of Gruyère, Emmental and Toggenburg. Travel date: 2021 – details to follow Read more here.

This recipe is a traditional dish from canton Glarus in Switzerland. The original Zigerhörnli use Schabziger available in our online shop and at selected retailers. Try it out, it’s a rustic, simple yet delicious dish suitable for the whole family. Ingredients 400 g eggshell / short pasta 1 tbsp of chicken broth powder For the… Read more: Original Zigerhörnli Recipe

Many people know the Girolle cheese shaper from making beautiful flower shaped cheese portions with the Tête de Moine cheese. Do you know that there are other Swiss cheese that you can use this clever device with?

Tomorrow Saturday, 21 April 2018 is International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day. Raw milk cheeses are unique in flavor, history, and carry on traditional cheesemaking practices. Producers who make them are passionate about craftsmanship and animal husbandry. Their cheeses represent years, even decades, of knowledge and thoughtful innovation to better their products. By joining in… Read more: Join us for Raw Milk Cheese Day

This is your chance to secure a Swiss icon with a cheesy twist: During the entire month of January we’re giving away 10 unique Swiss cheese pocket knifes. For each $10 worth of products you spend online during January we’re giving you 1 entry into the draw of these knives. All you have to do… Read more: Win 1 of 10 Swiss cheese pocket knives

Our friends from Seiler in Sarnen in Switzerland gave us this excellent recipe I thought I’d share with you. Try it out!   Ingredients 800g peeled and boiled potatoes, roughly grated 1 minded onion 150g carrots, finely grated 1/2 leek, sliced 1 tbsp salt Pepper 80g butter or oil 150g Seiler Bratkäse Method Put all… Read more: Recipe: Hash browns with vegetables & Seiler Bratkäse

Ham: check, Seafood: check, Pavlova: check. But have you thought about cheese for your Christmas function? We’re obviously biased – but – think about how much time you need to prepare a fabulous looking cheese platter? Right, almost none! Plus everyone loves cheese, so it’s an easy crowd pleaser. Below are some of our tips on… Read more: Festive Cheese – December News

Alpage cheese is made only in the summer months when the cows graze high up in the alpine pastures. Discover our newly arrived 2016 Gruyère AOP Alpage straight from the Swiss mountains. The Gruyère AOP Alpage is produced in two different areas within the Gruyère region in Switzerland. One in is situated in the Fribourg… Read more: Gruyère AOP Alpage & What to expect at the French Festival in Melbourne – November News

Tomorrow is international Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day and we’ve got quite a line up for you around the country where you can taste amazing #rawmilkcheese tomorrow: VICTORIA Boccaccio Supa IGA, Balwyn: Tasting/sale of various raw milk cheeses including our Rolf Beeler range RHCL, Richmond: Tasting/sale of Rolf Beeler Alp Dräckloch (raw milk, alpage cheese,… Read more: Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day 2016

Have you ever wondered exactly why raw milk cheese is so important? Have you ever asked yourself why so many of the world’s most famous cheeses (Comté, Swiss Gruyère, Parmigiano-Reggiano, to name a few) are legally required to be made from raw milk? Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day is your chance to find out what makes… Read more: 16 April is International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day