A guide to cheese farms in Alto Adige.

Cheese Farms in Alto Adige

Sennerei Drei Zinnen ★ 4.7

Toblach, HochpustertalTuesday to Saturday 8:00 to 19:00, Sunday and holidays 10:00 to 18:00, Monday closed (as printed on its site)CooperativeWalk in

Cooperative dairy in Toblach whose show dairy has glass walls onto the cheese room and the ripening cellar, with a museum, shop and bistro in the same building. It makes Toblacher Stangenkäse among about twenty cheeses, from the milk of about 120 farms.

Cheeses: Toblacher Stangenkäse, Graukäse, Südtiroler Bergkäse Superior, Dolomitenkaiser

Visiting: self-guided show dairy with glass walls onto production and the ripening cellar; cheese is made Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 to about 13:00, shop with the Toblacher Stangenkäse and its hay-milk Gold Edition, and a bistro, in the same building; a tasting can be ordered after the tour, public guided tours paused until Tuesday 29 December 2026, then Tuesdays and Thursdays until 1 April 2027, group tours from 15 people on request

Pustertaler Straße 3/C, 39034 Toblach (BZ)

Käserei Sexten ★ 4.4

Sexten, HochpustertalShop Monday to Saturday 7:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 18:45 (as printed on its shop page)CooperativeShop only

Village dairy working since 1926, taking milk from nearly 60 farms above 1,300 m. Its shop sits at the production site and opens Monday to Saturday all year; it makes Sextner Almkäse, Bergkäse, Stangenkäse and Graukäse.

Cheeses: Sextner Almkäse, Graukäse, Sextner Bergkäse, Sextner Stangenkäse

Visiting: shop at the dairy, open Monday to Saturday all year, also selling products of other South Tyrolean dairies and Hochpustertal farm dairies; vacuum packing on pre-order, tastings in the Sennerei-Ladele, per the Sexten tourist office, end point of the Milchmeile theme trail

Schießstandweg 6, 39030 Sexten (BZ)

Algunder Sennerei ★ 4.5

Algund, near MeranShop Monday to Friday 7:30 to 12:30 and 15:30 to 18:30, Saturday 7:30 to 12:30 (as printed on its shop page)CooperativeBy appointment

Cooperative founded in 1899 near Meran, taking milk from 52 mountain farms. It makes cow's and goat's milk cheeses including the PAT Algunder Bauernkäse and Ziegenkäse, and sells them in its own shop. Its guided tasting "Mein Käse" lets visitors make a cheese; the page gives no dates or price, so telephone to arrange it.

Cheeses: Algunder Bauernkäse, Algunder Ziegenkäse, Aschbacher Magerkäse

Visiting: dairy shop with its own cheeses, from the PAT farmhouse and goat cheeses to organic Camembert and Gran Capra, a hard goat cheese that can be grated, "Mein Käse" guided tasting for up to 16 visitors, who make their own cheese and take it home; no dates or price published, telephone ahead

Mitterplars 29, 39022 Algund (BZ)

Mila Bergmilch Südtirol ★ 4.3

BozenShop Monday to Friday 7:00 to 19:00, Saturday 7:30 to 12:00 (as printed on its shop page)CooperativeShop only

Dairy cooperative of about 2,100 mountain farms, founded in 1962, with its works in Bozen and its cheese dairy in Bruneck. The shop at the Bozen works sells the whole range, including the Stilfser PDO.

Cheeses: Stilfser, Pustertaler Schnittkäse, Marienberger, Ortler, Vinschger Schnittkäse, Dolomitenkönig, Alta Badia Hartkäse

Visiting: shop at the Bozen works with the whole range and other South Tyrolean specialities, Mila Bistro at the same address

Innsbrucker Straße 41, 39100 Bozen (BZ)

Milchhof Brixen (Brimi) ★ 4.2

Vahrn, by BrixenShop Monday to Friday 6:30 to 19:00, Saturday 6:30 to 12:30 (as printed on its shop page)CooperativeWalk in

Cooperative dairy at Vahrn by Brixen, owned by nearly 1,000 member farms and making mozzarella and ricotta. Its Shop & Bar sells over 100 cheeses cut from the loaf, and it offers plant visits.

Cheeses: Mozzarella, Ricotta

Visiting: Brimi Shop & Bar with over 100 cheeses cut from the loaf and fresh mozzarella, plant visit with a tasting in the Shop & Bar; no schedule or booking route published on its page, so telephone ahead

Brennerstraße 2, 39040 Vahrn (BZ)

Hofkäserei Moarhof ★ 4.6

Ahornach, Sand in TaufersMonday to Friday 8:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 19:00, Saturday 8:00 to 12:00, Sunday closed (as printed on its contact page; its home page prints shorter hours)FarmWalk in

Family farm dairy at 1,300 m in Ahornach, keeping 10 cows. A producer of Ahrntaler Graukäse (named by Slow Food) and of the cone-shaped Graukäse Ziggolan, with butter and a show dairy.

Cheeses: Graukäse

Visiting: farm shop with Graukäse and butter, open weekday mornings and early evenings, show dairy where visitors can see Graukäse and butter being made, holiday apartment on the farm

Kirchdorf 21, 39032 Sand in Taufers (BZ)

Käsemanufaktur Eggemoa ★ 4.5

Mühlwald, AhrntalFarmBy appointment

Raw-milk cheese workshop on a 15-cow Braunvieh farm at 1,300 m, run by Michael Steiner. The cheeses are hand-brushed, and the Larix is finished with roasted larch needles. Tastings by reservation.

Cheeses: Larix, Carbo, Candidum, Silva

Visiting: cheese tastings by reservation through the form on its website

Hauptort 53, 39030 Mühlwald (BZ)

Hofkäserei Mittermair ★ 4.0

Mühlwald, AhrntalFarmBy appointment

Farm dairy in Mühlwald named by Slow Food among the producers of Valle Aurina Graukäse; the Ahrntal tourist board lists it as open all year, selling butter, yoghurt and other cheeses besides the Graukäse.

Cheeses: Graukäse

Visiting: farm dairy selling Ahrntaler Graukäse, butter, yoghurt and other cheeses; no opening hours published, so telephone ahead

Mühlwald 57, 39030 Mühlwald (BZ)

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Cheese Farms in Alto Adige, FAQ

How big is a Stilfser?

The EU publication of the PDO specification gives a cylindrical wheel with flat faces and straight or slightly concave sides, 34 to 38 cm across and 8 to 11 cm high, weighing 8 to 10 kg.

Which wines does Qualigeo suggest?

Qualigeo says it is usually paired with Alto Adige Pinot Nero or Schiava, and that the more aged wheels suit Alto Adige Lagrein.

Where can Stilfser be made?

Italian Wikipedia says every stage, from milking to ripening, must take place in the production area of 84 municipalities of the province of Bolzano, which includes the city of Bolzano itself.

Is it really the only protected South Tyrol cheese?

Mila calls it the only South Tyrolean cheese with a protected designation of origin, held since 2007.

What is Graukäse made from?

Slow Food says it is made with the milk left over from butter-making, curdled by acidification without rennet, so the fat in the dry matter stays under 2 percent.

How is it traditionally eaten?

Slow Food gives the classic way as small pieces dressed with seed or olive oil, wine vinegar and a little thin onion. The Käserei Sexten page also names Pressknödel (cheese dumplings) as a use.

Does it have a rind?

Slow Food and the Ahrntal tourist board both say it has no rind; grey-green mould forms on the surface as it ripens. Producers differ, and the Moarhof describes a thin ripened outer layer around a white, curdy core.

Is it protected?

Italy lists South Tyrol Graukäse as a traditional agri-food product (PAT), and Slow Food runs a presidium for the Valle Aurina version. German Wikipedia notes that Tiroler Graukäse holds an EU protected designation of origin, citing the Austrian register; that designation covers the cheese of the Austrian state of Tyrol, not South Tyrol.

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