That AOP will tell you it has met all of the required qualifications with the highest standards and was made the exact same way as every wedge that came before it. That's what I use for my cheese ...

The cheese is matured to a four-month classic, eight-month "Reserve," 12-month "AOP extra," and 24-month vintage. Ninety-five percent of cheese sold with Emmentaler label are fake Emmentaler.

In 2018, over 15,000 tons of Gruyère were sold in Switzerland, making it the most consumed cheese in the country, ahead of mozzarella and Emmentaler. Gruyère was granted AOP protection from the ...

Brie de Meaux is the original cheese from the city of the same name. Protected by an AOP (European Appellation d’Origin Protégée), it is matured for a month before sale. Other notable French ...

A few hours from my village, Caixon — but still in the region of Occitanie — is the ancient village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, home of the famous Roquefort AOP cheese. This village (pictured ...