Röckingen, HesselbergWednesday and Friday 8:30 to 17:00, Saturday 8:30 to 14:00FarmWalk in
Family farm in Röckingen, at the foot of the Hesselberg, making cheese from the milk of its 16 cows; the shop also sells Frankenwein from Weingut Behringer in Abtswind.
Cheeses: Schmalzmüller Hochwasserpegel, hard cheese with a black pepper rind, Schmalzmüller Bauernrebell, soft cheese in oil with garlic and chives, Schmalzmüller Mühlenrad, semi-hard cheese with herbs, Schmalzmüller Frischling, soft cheese with herbs
Visiting: Farm shop Wednesday and Friday 8:30 to 17:00, Saturday 8:30 to 14:00, Cheese seminar and cheese-making courses for groups, A look into the creamery or the barn at the end of the cheese-making course
Oberschwarzach, SteigerwaldThursday 16:30 to 19:00, Friday 14:00 to 18:00DairyWalk in
Family dairy in Oberschwarzach, at the edge of the Steigerwald, making cheese since 2019 from its own pasteurised cow milk, including a 'Winzer' cheese with a Franconian spice mix.
Cheeses: Schnittkäse in 15 flavours (natural, fenugreek, chili-paprika, garlic-basil, black cumin and others, some seasonal), Halbfester Schnittkäse (Natur, Italiener, Franzose and Winzer, the last seasoned with what its price list calls a typically Franconian spice mix), Rustikaler Schlosskäse, a hard cheese aged up to 12 months, Camembert, which its site names as a base for Gerupfter or Obazter, Hirtenkäse (brined cheese), Quark, Ziebeleskäs and other fresh cheese
Visiting: Farm shop Thursday 16:30 to 19:00 and Friday 14:00 to 18:00, Cheeses to taste in the shop, Cheese platters and gift baskets made up on request
Schöllkrippen, KahlgrundThursday and Friday 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday 9:00 to 13:00FarmWalk in
Organic goat farm at the edge of Schöllkrippen with its own cheese dairy; the shop also sells cheese from small cow dairies and Franconian wine from Weingut Höfler in Michelbach.
Cheeses: Fresh goat cheese, plain in pots and in flavoured versions, Hörnli, a goat Camembert, and Spessart-Diamant, an ash-coated soft cheese the farm lists with a first prize at the Bayerische Käseschätze 2022, Geisshirte, a red-smear soft cheese, and Ziegareta, a feta-style goat cheese, Semi-hard goat cheeses such as Meckerfritze, Berghof-Laib, the beech-smoked Rauchcarré and Kernbeisser with walnuts, pumpkin seeds and fenugreek, Donnerkeil, a goat hard cheese aged 12 months, and Donnerlittchen, which the farm lists with a first place at the Bayerische Käseschätze 2022
Visiting: Farm shop Thursday and Friday 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday 9:00 to 13:00, Goat cheese to taste at the counter, A look into the barn or the farm garden when time allows, Cheese-making course on set dates or for groups on request
