{"title":"Swiss Cheese","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaster Affineur Walo Von Mühlenen provides our Swiss cheese range. His uniquely warm caves, combined with his immense experience, lead to cheeses of immaculate taste and quality. When Walo descends from his mountain-top, it is usually to collect another award. You’ll find no finer Gruyère this side of the Alps (or anywhere else for that matter).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aged-emmental","title":"Affineur Walo Aged Emmentaler","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Affineur Walo Aged Emmentaler cheese tastes unlike any other Emmentaler cheese we have come across. Matured for 16 months by Walo in his caves, where the warmer conditions lead to a flavour that is unique. The cheese has the classic Emmental sweetness but it is more intense and more complex, with a long finish as the flavour develops from sweet to tangy and ‘meaty’. An after-dinner cheese for Emmentaler aficionados.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAffineur Walo Emmentaler comes from the cellars of Walo Von Mühlenen who is a master affineur of Swiss cheese. He is the 5th generation of cheese maturers in his family, a family whose cheese history dates back to 1867. Walo has been called a cheese genius and of course he is, but he wears it lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis technique is firstly to source raw milk cheese from only the very best cheese-makers and farms. Secondly to build a relationship with the cheese-makers to achieve even higher standards and then to select from them only the best cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cheeses are then nurtured  for up to 18 months in special cellars with optimal conditions and cultures built up over time. During this period the cheeses are turned, brushed and, when necessary, washed until the cheeses reach their peak.  Walo matures his cheeses at higher temperatures than less artisan producers, taking more risks in the pursuit of great cheese. It is not surprising that Walo has won World Champion cheese no less than three times for his Gruyere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalo’s cellars are in the canton of Fribourg, the heart of Swiss Cheese-making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Photo depicts a 3kg piece of Affineur Walo Aged Emmental. 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It grows and fills the mouth.There are the floral, fruity notes, but it is the silky texture with the crunchy crystals and immense flavour that set this cheese apart from other Gruyères.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything and more than any cave-aged Gruyère carrying the cave-aged name.The Affineur Walo Le Gruyère AOC Extra Mature is matured for a minimum of 14 months in the caves that have been used by the Von Mühlenen family for decades.The caves are warmer than others used to mature cheese.This ‘warm’ aging is key to achieving a deeper, more rounded flavour. During the maturation, the cheese crystalises to deliver an intense flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalo’s dedication to producing cheese of the highest quality means he will never release a cheese that does not meet his exacting standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold at the International Cheese Awards 2017 in Nantwich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e *The photo depicts a 3kg piece of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAffineur Walo Le Gruyère AOC Extra Mature. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":52435450396936,"sku":"CCHA003","price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":52435450364168,"sku":"CCHA003","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":52435450331400,"sku":"CCHA003","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/walo_gruyere_jl_14-15_b__3pg3hgtwlscz5i1v.jpg?v=1755855842"},{"product_id":"affineur-walo-red-wine-farmer","title":"Affineur Walo Red Wine Farmer","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Affineur Walo, Red Wine Farmer is a pungent cheese, washed in local red wine which gives it a full-throttle flavour. It makes extraordinary cheese on toast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecognisably Swiss, this Alpine cheese has a sweet, creamy back note and silky-smooth texture. It's a rich and powerful taste that grows in your mouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed Wine Farmer has the strongest flavour of the Affineur Walo cheeses that we supply. It is relatively small: between 6-7kg. The smaller size is important to the development of the flavour as there is greater influence from the rind, which is washed in locally produced red wine throughout the seven to eight months of maturation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashing with red wine produces the classic aroma associated with all washed-rind cheeses, but the cheese is not washed so frequently so as to produce a sticky, ‘stinky’ rind; it simply imparts a pungent flavour to the recognisable Swiss sweetness. As a result, the flavour is more challenging than those of other Affineur Walo cheeses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAffineur Walo Red Wine Farmer was a gold medallist in the 2014 Nantwich Cheese Awards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e *A whole \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAffineur Walo Red Wine Farmer weighs approximately 6\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ekg. Smaller weights are a cut of a whole cheese. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Fine Cheese Co.","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":52435459047688,"sku":"CCHA005","price":9.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"500g","offer_id":52435459014920,"sku":"CCHA005","price":18.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg","offer_id":52435458982152,"sku":"CCHA005","price":36.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/1049\/8568\/files\/red-wine-farmer--dsc_0577-edit_b.jpg?v=1755855845"},{"product_id":"l-antoine-raclette","title":"L'Antoine Raclette","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the western Swiss Canton of Fribourg, Raphaël Papaux has been running the century-old village dairy in Le Châtelard for over twenty-five years. 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Due to the unique make more reminiscent of Vacherin Fribourgeois, this cheese melts at a lower temperature than most other Raclette-style cheeses, and as it transforms into bubbling goo it opens up into a robust, farmy pungency, and the saltier notes of the flavour begin to match the sweet, complex overtone with more gusto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*A whole L'Antoine Raclette weighs approximately 6kg. 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The texture is slightly supple and smooth, with only the occasional crystal and a few small holes found within the paste. The sweetness is not as intense as that of an aged Gruyère, as the cheese is aged for only eight months. However, there is a quality about the flavour combined with the texture that makes it hard to stop going back for just one more nibble.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupreme Champion at the International Cheese Awards 2016 in Nantwich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*A whole Stärnächäs Extra Mature weighs 6kg. 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