Map of Oberstdorf from above, Allgäu Bergkäse master class - 200-year cheese tradition meets wine pairing marked with a wine glass

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Allgäu Bergkäse master class - 200-year cheese tradition meets wine pairing

Allgaeuer Bergkaese from raw alpine milk aged 4+ months paired with regional wines. International Cheese Festival draws 20,000+ visitors.

What to do there

EducationAllgäu Bergkäse master class - 200-year cheese tradition meets wine pairingJosef Aurel Stadler brought Swiss cheesemaking to Allgäu in 1821, revolutionizing the region from butter production to the hard mountain cheese that defines it today. Visit Schlappoldalpe dairy above Oberstdorf to see Bergkäse made by hand, then pair aged wheels with Austrian Grauburgunder and Gewürztraminer - the fat-acid-aroma interplay that only works with alpine cheese.

Wineries nearby

Winery Oberstdorf car-free village wine evening - pedestrian streets, hidden wine spots Oberstdorf car-free village wine evenings — 1,000m Bavarian Alps pedestrian streets hide winstube (wine taverns) + weinstubes serving Alpine Rieslings & Spätburgunders, ski boots on stone floors.