The Gruyère Experience in Switzerland, Part 1
![Maria and Neil dressed as cheesemakers Maria and Neil dressed as cheesemakers](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/340/Maria-and-Neil-dressed-at-cheesemakers-376x500.jpeg)
We came to Switzerland to visit Benno and Nora, friends we had met long long ago in Costa Rica. Back in 2015, she worked at a winery, and his family owned a dairy farm in the AOP region for Gruyère cheese. Then fast forward 7 years to today, and now they live on that dairy farm. Benno runs the show, caring for the cows, plowing the cornfields and potatoes. They’re full blown farmers.