A guide to cheese farms in Baden.

Cheese Farms in Baden

Bio-Hofkäserei Roser ★ 4.3

Freiamt (Mußbach), BreisgauFarm shop Wednesday and Thursday 9 to 12, Friday and Saturday 15 to 18, or by phone arrangement; closed the first week of January and the last two weeks of AugustFarmWalk in

Bioland family farm in the Black Forest foothills above the Breisgau. Part of the milk becomes mountain-style cheese, fresh cheese and quark, sold in the farm shop and at three weekly markets.

Cheeses: Bibeleskäs, Bergkäse, Raclettekäse, fresh cheese, Quark

Visiting: Farm shop, Stalls at the weekly markets in Stegen, Oberried and Freiburg-Littenweiler, Guided farm and dairy visit with tasting, held on 1 April 2025 through the Bio-Musterregion Freiburg, Station on the Breisgau wine walk in Freiamt, with Bibiliskäs bread and a cheese board (held on 11 May 2025)

Auf der Eck 2, 79348 Freiamt

Ringlihof ★ 4.2

Horben (Katzental), above FreiburgMünstermarkt Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 8 to 13:30; Wiehremer Bauernmarkt Wednesday 14 to 18:30 and Saturday 8 to 13; Kirchzarten market Friday 8 to 13 (the farm's site)FarmShop only

Bioland goat farm six km from Freiburg with its own dairy: fresh cheese, goat camembert and cut cheese, sold at three Freiburg-area markets and in the farm shop.

Cheeses: goat fresh cheese, Capra (raw-milk goat soft cheese in brine), De Gitzi (raw-milk goat camembert), raw-milk goat cut cheese, goat quark

Visiting: Stalls at the Münstermarkt in Freiburg on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, Stalls at the Wiehremer Bauernmarkt and the Kirchzarten weekly market, Farm shop (phone ahead for times); fresh raw goat milk on Fridays, Holiday flats on the farm

Katzentalweg 1, 79289 Horben

Käserei Glocknerhof ★ 4.0

Kaltwasser, Untermünstertal (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald)FarmShop only

Farm in Kaltwasser, a side valley of the Münstertal below the Belchen, where horned cows and goats graze steep meadows; since 1999 all its own milk becomes cheese and dairy products. Phone ahead for the shop.

Cheeses: Belchenkäse (young, 52 percent fat in dry matter), soft cheese (pasteurised milk), raw-milk hard and cut cheeses, fresh cheese (pasteurised milk)

Visiting: Farm shop with its own cow and goat cheese, sausages and, at times, meat (Münstertal tourism listing)

Kaltwasser 2, 79244 Münstertal

Spielweg dairy (Romantik Hotel Spielweg) ★ 3.9

Obermünstertal, Münstertal (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald)DairyShop only

Dairy of the Romantik Hotel Spielweg in Obermünstertal, founded in 1995: Bergkäse, soft cheese and whey fresh cheese from the milk of Hinterwälder cows on a farm at 1,000 m on the Schauinsland.

Cheeses: Spielweger Bergkäse (six months), Obermünstertäler Weichkäse (four weeks), Molkenzieger whey fresh cheese

Visiting: Spielweger Bergkäse and Weichkäse from the hotel kitchen, bought at the reception or in the online shop, Hotel restaurant

Spielweg 61, 79244 Münstertal

Hofkäserei Moser (Bio-Milchziegenhof Moser) ★ 4.2

Bermatingen-Ahausen, Bodensee hinterlandFarm shop Monday to Wednesday 9 to 12:30, Thursday closed, Friday 9 to 13, Saturday 9:30 to 13; vending machine with selected products round the clock; markets Friday Konstanz Stephansplatz 7:30 to 12:15 and Salem Essarter Platz 14 to 17, Saturday Überlingen Bauernmarkt 8 to 12:30FarmWalk in

Demeter goat and cow farm dairy near the Bodensee. The farm shop is open five mornings a week, selected products come from a vending machine at any hour, and the farm has three market stalls.

Cheeses: Caprada goat cut cheese, Ziegen-Briemoser goat soft cheese, goat hard cheese, raw-milk cow cut cheese in the Bergkäse style, cow red-smear hard cheese, Ahauser and Briemoser cow cheeses

Visiting: Farm shop, Vending machine with selected products round the clock, Stalls at markets in Konstanz, Salem and Überlingen

Ittendorfer Straße 16, 88697 Bermatingen-Ahausen

Hofkäserei Heggelbach (Hofgemeinschaft Heggelbach) ★ 4.4

Heggelbach, Herdwangen-Schönach (Linzgau, north of the Bodensee)Dairy shop Tuesday and Friday 17 to 19; Überlingen Bauernmarkt Saturday morning from 7:30FarmScheduled tours

Demeter community farm whose dairy, its site says, is one of the oldest in Baden-Württemberg. Visit the dairy shop on two evenings, find the yellow cheese van in Überlingen, or join a listed tour.

Cheeses: Tilsiter, Alpkäse (raw milk), Heggelbacher Felsbrocken, Schibli, Camembert, Raclette, quark and fresh cheese balls

Visiting: Farm dairy shop on Tuesday and Friday 17 to 19, Yellow cheese van at the Überlingen Bauernmarkt on Saturday mornings, Guided farm and dairy tour with tasting (one listed for Thursday 8 October 2026, 17:00 to 19:00)

Heggelbach 8, 88634 Herdwangen-Schönach

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Cheese Farms in Baden, FAQ

What is Bibbeliskäs?

According to German Wikipedia it is an Alemannic word for quark, and the herb version is widespread in Baden and neighbouring Alsace.

What is it eaten with?

German Wikipedia says it is served mostly with potatoes (boiled, baked, fried or as rösti) or with fresh farmhouse bread.

What do they call it elsewhere in Baden?

German Wikipedia's Baden cooking article says south Baden calls it Bibbeleskäs and north Baden calls it weißer Käs; its Bibeleskäs article adds that Württemberg says Luggeleskäs.

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.

Is Tilsiter a protected name?

Not on its own. German Wikipedia says only Holsteiner Tilsiter, from Schleswig-Holstein, is a protected geographical indication.

Who makes Tilsiter in the Bodensee area?

The Hofgemeinschaft Heggelbach lists Tilsiter among its cheeses made from pasteurised milk, sold at the farm dairy on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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