Event − Gastronomie & vin
Vacherin Mont-d’Or Festival
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At the end of September, the Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or marks the season start for this soft cheese typical of the Vallée de Joux.
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Place
- Village des Charbonnières
The history of Vacherin Mont-d’Or AOP (Appellation d’Origine Protégée) is closely linked with that of the village Les Charbonnières in the Vallée de Joux which proudly celebrates this typical cheese every September with the Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or.
More than 4,000 people come to this local festival where they can enjoy the Désalpe (celebrating the return of the cows from the pastures to the plains), a local produce market, traditional entertainment and, above all, a chance to taste the first vacherin of the season.
The first cheese to be awarded the AOP label in Switzerland, Vacherin Mont-d’Or is a seasonally produced soft cheese which always comes in its distinctive box made of spruce, giving it its distinctive woody flavour. Connoisseurs enjoy it as it is or baked in the oven, from September to April.
Opening hours
The 21 Sep 2019
Good to know
- 9h - 18h Marché des produits du terroir, animations folkloriques
- 9h30 - 12h Descente des troupeaux
- 12h Dégustation des premiers vacherins Mont-d'Or AOP et partie officielle
- 16h Concert au Temple
- Invité d'honneur 2019: Berner Alpkäse
Links & PDFs
Links
Contact
- Village des Charbonnières Centre du village 1343 Les Charbonnières
Information
- Vallée de Joux Tourisme Centre Sportif Rue de l'Orbe 8 1347 Le Sentier +41 21 845 17 77 info@valleedejoux.ch myvalleedejoux.ch