Fruit, Cheese and Wine The season for comic pears is short. If you can find these pears at the grocery store – buy them.They are wonderful – sweet and very juicy! They bruise easily though, so be careful when you’re handling them. Choose fruit that is still firm and after a few days they will [...]
Wine & Chocolate Wine and chocolate pairing has become popular – especially for Valentine’s Day. Many wineries will serve truffles from local chocolatiers that seem to match up perfectly with their port or late-harvest zinfandel or merlot. Restaurants and wine bars across the country have begun special wine and chocolate tastings. You don’t have to [...]
Chocolate, Cheese and Wine Okay, so you think it sounds weird, but it’s a great combination. We already know that wine and cheese are wonderful together. Chocolate and dessert wines are great together. What could be better than all three at the same time? If you have a Port or a nice Sherry that you [...]
Dessert Wine For a little moment of luxury, there’s nothing better after dinner then a little glass of port with dessert or all by itself. You don’t have to spend a small fortune for one of life’s little pleasures. Two favorites: Taylor Fladgate 10 Year-old Tawny From Portugal. An exceptionally fine old tawny blend, aged [...]
The Blue Cheeses Blue cheese is a general classification of cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, or goat’s milk cheeses that have had Penicillium cultures added – producing the blue, blue-gray or blue-green veins or spots of mold in the cheese. The 3 classic blue cheeses are Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Stilton. The saltiness of the cheese is [...]
