Montagne du Jura, a raw-milk cheese from Northwest Switzerland

Craig Lee / Special to The Chronicle

The Spielhofer family that makes Montagne du Jura buys its cow’s milk from an 80-year-old cooperative that specializes in Gruyere. Montagne du Jura resembles Gruyere in flavor, but in format it is closer to Appenzeller, another Swiss mountain specialty. The Appenzeller is slightly smaller; Montagne du Jura weighs in at about 18 pounds.

Read more about Montagne du Jura in Janet Fletchers article, “Rethink ‘Swiss cheese’ image with Montagne du Jura”