Alles Käs' (Münstermarkt stall)
Cheese stall on the north side of the Münster, run by Eva Hohlfeld since 2021 and on the square since 1993, with Black Forest farm cheeses and Allgäu Bergkäse.
About Allgäuer Bergkäse
A raw-milk, rind-ripened round cheese, protected as a g.U. (PDO) since 24 January 1997. The EU summary sheet asks for wheels of 15 to 50 kg at production, pea-sized eyes from scattered to sparse, at least the full-fat grade (45 to 49 percent fat in dry matter) and four months' ripening, and traces the cheese to Swiss herdsmen hired into the Allgäu around 1820. The area takes in the Bodenseekreis on Baden's Bodensee shore, though the cheese is mainly an Allgäu one. In Freiburg the Münstermarkt stall Alles Käs' says Allgäuer Bergkäse from the Sellthüren dairy, young and aged, has been sold on the market for over 30 years.
Made in: Districts of Lindau (Bodensee), Oberallgäu, Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu, Ravensburg and Bodenseekreis, plus the cities of Kaufbeuren, Kempten and Memmingen
On the plate
Mild and aromatic with a nutty character that grows stronger with age, as German Wikipedia describes it; the paste is darker than Emmentaler's and the holes are smaller.
Rind: natural crust
Wine and cheese
What to pour with Allgäuer Bergkäse
Traditional-method Sekt, dry Baden
Our pickA mild, nutty Bergkäse ripened for at least four months coats the mouth. A dry, bottle-fermented Baden Sekt, light to medium in body with high acidity and bubbles, cleans the palate between bites.
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), medium-bodied Baden
Our pickThe German Wine Institute says fuller Spätburgunders go with a cheese board. A medium-bodied Baden Pinot Noir with soft to moderate tannin and fresh acidity sits well with this raw-milk cheese, ripened at least four months, mild and nutty.
Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs and other firm, top-tier cuvées Baden
Our pickBaden's top Spätburgunder, Grosses Gewächs and its peers, has firm tannin and real depth. Choose an older Bergkäse, whose nutty character grows stronger with age: its salt and fat soften the tannin, and its depth stands up to the wine where a young, mild wheel would fade.
Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Baden
Our pickThe German Wine Institute gives Weißburgunder a subtly nutty aroma and refreshing acidity, and calls Baden a stronghold of the grape. Those nutty notes meet a mild, nutty Bergkäse, and the acidity cuts through its fat.
Lemberger (Blaufränkisch), dry Baden
Our pickDry Lemberger is a medium to full red with moderate acidity and medium to firm tannin. A Bergkäse ripened at least four months, mild and nutty, has the fat to soften that tannin, and an older, stronger wheel matches the barrel-aged bottles.
The grapes behind these winesSpaetburgunder (Pinot Noir)Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)LembergerSylvaner
From the source
Where to buy and taste it
Ziogino (Münstermarkt stall)
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Le Gourmet Français (Münstermarkt stall)
French cheese stall at the Münstermarkt in Freiburg, run from Titisee-Neustadt. About 30 raw-milk cheeses from sheep, goat and cow, with cured sausage, ham and duck specialities.
Cheese experiences nearby
Münstermarkt Freiburg
Market round Freiburg's cathedral with about 130 stalls, Monday to Saturday mornings. Cheese stalls include Alles Käs', the Ringlihof goat dairy from Horben, and Italian and French specialists.
Farm and dairy tour at Hofkäserei Heggelbach
Evening tour of the Demeter farm and its cowshed, then cheesemaster Stephan Ryffel shows how the milk becomes each cheese, with a tasting. Listed for Thursday 8 October 2026; register through Linzgau Tourismus.
Frühaufsteher-Markttour (Münstermarkt breakfast tour)
Market breakfast walk with guide Barbara Schneider-Wood and the market master, tasting cheese, ham, bread and Münsterwurst at the stalls; Alles Käs' takes part. 2026 is sold out, 2027 dates open in late November.
Bauernmarkt Überlingen
Saturday farmers' market of about 15 stalls on the Münsterplatz in Überlingen, run by producers from within about 20 km; the Heggelbach and Moser farm dairies bring their cheese.
Allgäuer Bergkäse: questions
Where may Allgäuer Bergkäse be made?
The EU summary sheet lists the districts of Lindau, Oberallgäu, Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu, Ravensburg and Bodenseekreis and the cities of Kaufbeuren, Kempten and Memmingen.
How long is it ripened?
German Wikipedia says at least four months; the EU summary sheet gives four months and raw milk only.
Where in Baden can I buy it?
Alles Käs', a stall on the Münstermarkt in Freiburg, says on its own site that it sells the Sellthüren dairy's organic Allgäuer Bergkäse, young and aged, and that it has been offered at the market for over 30 years.
Same cheeseboard
More cheeses from Baden
Plan the trip
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Sources: protection register, webgate.ec.europa.eu, de.wikipedia.org. The drawing is made from the cheese's recorded shape, rind and paste, not a photograph.