In the 7th century, the monks of the "Monasterium Confluentes", in the present valley of Munster, invented the "Munster Kaes" to store milk and feed the large population that thronged around the monastery. Since that time, Alsace and Lorraine have combined their talents to develop the same cheese: because the herds grazed on the stubble of the Vosges mountains, on the Lorraine side, and the rental of these stubbles, due to the Duke of Lorraine, was made in Gérardmer (Géromé in the Vosges dialect) in the form of a day of cheese production, the "Munster Kaes" was also called "Géromé" from the 13th century. Today, the name of the Controlled Designation of Origin retains its historical roots and recalls this tradition. Back in the seventh century the monks of the "Monasterium Confluentes," located in what is now called Munster Valley, invented "Munster Kaes" in order to preserve milk and feed the great numbers of people crowding round the monastery. Ever since then, Alsace and Lorraine have put their talents together to produce a unique cheese. Since the herds grazed on the stubble fields on the Lorraine-side of the Vosges Massif, and the rent for these fields, payable in the form of a day's production of cheese to the Duke of Lorraine, was paid in Gérardmer ("Géromé" in the Vosges dialect), "Munster Kaes" also came to be known as Géromé "as of the eighth century. Today, the name of this "appellation contrôlée" cheese preserves its historic roots and is a reminder of this tradition home | presentation | production | products | news | contact legal information