Chees und meh ★ 3.9
Shop of the Turtmann dairy on the main road selling its raclette and other cheeses from the village dairy and the alpages, with cured meats and, on order, Valais dishes.
Former dairy in the old centre of Leukerbad turned shop, selling raclette, Alpkäse from the surrounding alps, sheep and goat cheeses, cured meats and regional wine, plus gift baskets.
Website: alti-molkeri.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.
The Raclette du Valais consortium suggests a robust Valais red, Dôle or Pinot Noir, for this hard, salty cheese; the red fruit holds its own against a paste that is firm and slightly brittle.
A young cut cheese is milky and fresh with a sour, plant and fruit edge. A dry Fendant has the same quiet freshness, so the Chasselas matches the cheese without overpowering its smooth, supple paste.
Address: Dorfstrasse 18, 3954 Leukerbad, Valais
Shop of the Turtmann dairy on the main road selling its raclette and other cheeses from the village dairy and the alpages, with cured meats and, on order, Valais dishes.
Cooperative farm shop a few kilometres from Monthey that sells Val d'Illiez and Chablais cheese, bread and cured meat, has a cheese-maturing cave, and holds raclette evenings. A sister shop is in Champéry.
Shop and online store in Visp collecting cheeses, charcuterie, jams, honey and teas made in the Valais Alps, with delivery across Switzerland and themed gift baskets.
Shop, wine bar and raclette space by the Martigny motorway exit, open since 2013 and a partner outlet of the Fromagerie de Martigny, selling alpage and dairy cheeses cut to order, regional wine and cured meats.
Cheese shop on the Grand-Pont in Sion's old town since 1993, maturing Valais cheeses and tommes and stocking over 280 kinds, with cheese platters and Valais products. A second shop is in Conthey.
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