Hamlet at 1,850 m above Crans-Montana where cheesemakers make and mature tomme and raclette in summer, with workshops and a restaurant. Open to 25 October 2026; ecomuseum closed since 27 September.
Cheeses: Raclette du Valais, Tomme du Valais
Website: colombire.ch
Swiss Wine Valais ranks Fendant first with Gamay for raclette: one taster wants a dry, tight white that refreshes the palate, and ambassador Eddy Baillifard stays on Fendant or Gamay for a young village raclette of 3 to 5 months.
Humagne Blanche is an old native Valais white, dry and medium-bodied with fresh acidity. It leaves a small, milky tomme in charge, and its freshness lifts the smooth, supple paste whether the cheese is runny or firmer.
Swiss Wine Valais ranks Gamay beside Fendant for raclette; one taster picks a tannic red to wash the melted fat off the palate, and Eddy Baillifard keeps Gamay for young village wheels of 3 to 5 months.
Address: Hameau de Colombire, 3963 Crans-Montana, Valais
Alpine hut above the Col du Lein with about 150 mostly Hérens cows and a cheese room making raclette, tomme and sérac; cheese on toast and polenta. Open 6 June to 13 September 2026, closed for the winter.
Cheeses: Raclette du Valais, Tomme du Valais, Sérac
Visiting: alpine buvette (cheese on toast, polenta, shepherd's plate), sale of alpage cheese, eggs and local meat
Show dairy on the road into Brig making raclette, mountain cheese and its own fondue mixes, with a shop of Upper Valais specialities. Its site says there is no show production at present.
Cheeses: Raclette cheese, Bergkäse, Berg-Mutschli, Fondue mix
Visiting: shop (Genusshop) with Upper Valais products
Dairy in Martigny making sérac, tomme and raclette from cow, sheep and goat milk, sold from a 24-hour vending machine and at its partner shop La Fromathèque in Martigny-Croix.
Cheeses: Three-milk raclette, Three-milk tomme, Sérac
Visiting: 24-hour automatic cheese vending machine, products sold at its partner shop La Fromathèque, Martigny-Croix
Family dairy in Verbier selling its Bagnes raclette, tommes, sérac and yoghurt in a shop, with a 24-hour vending machine and a weekly cheese-making class run by Marc Dubosson.
Cheeses: Raclette du Valais, Tomme du Valais, Sérac, Fondue mix
Visiting: shop, 24-hour fondue and raclette vending machine, cheese-making class, Wednesday afternoons or on booking
Village dairy at the entrance to Orsières: its own and regional cheeses, a cafe and wine bar with raclette on offer, a 24-hour vending machine, and guided visits you can book.
Cheeses: Raclette du Valais
Visiting: shop, cafe and wine bar with light meals, raclette served during opening hours, 24-hour vending machine, interactive guided visits, bookable
Village show dairy in Turtmann where visitors watch raclette being made from an upstairs showroom; about 320 tonnes of Raclette du Valais AOP a year. The shop Chees und meh sits on the main road.
Cheeses: Raclette du Valais
Visiting: viewing showroom above the production floor, guided tours on request, village shop Chees und meh (Kantonsstrasse 12)
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