A Vacherin cheese with its spruce band

Vacherin Has Arrived: The Best Seasonal Cheese Ever?

Ned Palmer, 01.09.2021

Vacherin de Mont d'Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs is one of the few truly seasonal cheeses. Don't miss out on this Alpine delight.

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The 15th of August is a special day. It is the birthday of Napoleon and Ben Affleck, but far more importantly, it is the beginning of Vacherin season, which is a strictly limited one. By the terms of its French Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP) the cheese can only be made from August 15 to March 15.

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