Alto Dairy

Alto Dairy at Kibbutz Shomrat is a cheese-making love story, spanning back three generations.
Alto means “high”, which is the type of quality the dairy activity strives for, by developing flavor and aroma rich products that are unique and surprising.
The dairy is located at the heart of the kibbutz’s orchard with its very own special store and a big window looking into the cheese-making hall.
Ariel and Yonat Mazan are members of Kibbutz Shomrat which is in the Western Galilee.
Early on, Ariel used to work as a cheesemaker at the kibbutz’s little dairy and years later the family opened their own boutique dairy.
Love of cheese-making, creativity, and attention to every detail lead Cheese Maker Ariel in making and developing the dairy’s unique cheese, with the support of all family members.
Shaked, the eldest daughter, initiated an expansion of activities and so under one roof, you can find the dairy, café with a special dairy menu, and a deli showcasing the rich variety of Alto’s cheeses.

Cheeses at Alto are made of fine Galilean goat milk using traditional methods common in rural areas in Europe.
The café serves rich breakfast and lunch dairy menus for individuals and groups.
The deli has a selection of yogurts and delicious creamy ripened cheeses: Bree and Camembert white mold cheeses, Saint Maure and Carmel Blue characterized by blue veins that give them a strong aroma and taste, Smadar – a unique development by Alto, coated with charcoal to give a rich unique taste, low-fat cheeses, Tom and Gouda cheeses, and ice creams.
You can also order cheese plates for events, a variety of unique gift packages, and even a picnic basket full of delicacies.

The dairy is supervised by the Ministry of Health and its products are certified Kosher by Mateh Asher’s rabbinate department.