Best Cheese To Pair With Pinot Gris
In our articles, we have a strong focus on the best cheeses to pair with a variety of different foods. However, just for a moment, we are taking a step back from the cheese part of our best cheese pairings to focus on the most classic cheese pairing of them all, wine – in particular, Pinot Gris. What is Pinot Gris/ Pinot Grigio? Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are popular white wine choices all around the world. Best known for their light, crisp texture, as well as their clean and easy to drink flavour. A unique flavour profile provides a great basis to pair your wine with a variety of different cheeses. Before we get into the best cheeses for your wine, let us take a look at the similarities and the differences between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio. The Similarities: Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are the same grape…
Cheese Pairings For Mulled Wine
Mulled wine (or better known as Glűhwein in Austria and Germany) is a great winter warming drink, full of rich sweet fruits and intense spices. Mulled wine has some great and interesting flavours, making it perfect to pair with a variety of different cheeses. In this article, we look at the best cheese pairings with mulled wine. Cheese Pairings with Mulled Wine: Mulled wine is a heavy drink and therefore requires a heavy cheese to compliment it. Light cheese may become lost in the mulled wines flavours. Bold cheeses such as strong blue cheese, semi-soft cheeses such as Brie and Camembert pair very well. Hot cheese dishes such as fondue also make a great pairing. Blue Cheeses: Strong blue cheese is the perfect pairing with mulled wine. This is because it has contrasting flavours. Examples of blue cheese to use include: Stilton, Gorgonzola and Roquefort. These strong, salty and creamy…
Can You Pair Cheese And Tuna Together?
Seafood and cheese in general may seem like a strange combination. However, many of our articles have proved otherwise, suggesting that cheese can be a great pairing to fish types such as salmon and prawns. However, does cheese and tuna go together? In this article, we look at the best cheeses to pair with tuna. Can you Pair Cheese and Tuna Together? Cheese and tuna are commonly paired together in sandwiches and toasties. Therefore, this means a creamy cheese or a cheese with good melting properties is required. It is key to not choose a cheese that is too rich that would ultimately overpower the flavour of the tuna. The cheese should be used to add and enhance the flavour and add to the texture. Top 4 Cheeses to Pair with Tuna are: -Mozzarella -Cheddar -Comte or Gruyere -Fresh cheese (cream cheese or cottage cheese) Classic Cheese to Pair with…
What Is Langres Cheese?
Discovering new and interesting cheeses expands our minds and allows us to try unique and different flavours. In this article, we take a look at the French cheese Langres. What is Langres Cheese? Langres is a semi-soft cow milk cheese. It is produced in the Champagne-Ardenne region in France, specifically in the town of Langres. Langres is a washed-rind cheese, with a bright orange rind. It is strong, salty and spicy in flavour. Matured for 5-8 weeks, each wheel is small and weighs 180g. Langres Flavour and Texture: Although Langres is a washed rind cheese, it is very mild in comparison to other cheeses in its family such as Epoisses and Munster. However, the flavours are comparable, it is still salty, spicy and pungent in flavour. The savoury and earthy flavours are typical for soft French cheese.Langres texture is dependent on how long it was matured for. It will have…
How To Create A Cheeseboard Or Grazing Platter
Cheeseboards and grazing platters are a great way to experience a variety of different cheese types and flavours. They are perfect for small gatherings or larger dinner parties. In this article, we look at how to put together the perfect cheeseboard or grazing platter. How to Create a Perfect Cheeseboard or Grazing Platter: When putting together your board or platter, it is important to choose cheeses that will provide a nice variety and appeal to all. Choosing a theme for your platter can help to give it some structure, and help give you some direction when choosing the cheese. Examples of themes may be Orange cheese or Blue cheese. This can ensure variety, such as a mild blue cheese, medium-strength or very strong. Alternatively, you may choose to have cheeses on your platter made with different kinds of milk, for example, cow, ewe or goat. Grazing Platters: Grazing platters are…
How To Pair Cheese And Cider
Cider is perhaps not the first alcohol that comes to mind when you think about pairing cheese. However, when paired correctly, cheese and cider can create a wonderful and unique flavour combination. In this article, we look at the best cheese types to pair with each different type of cider. How to Pair Cheese and Cider: When deciding on a cheese type for your cider, consider whether you prefer complementing or contrasting flavours. This will vastly impact the cheese types you select. If you decide on contrasting flavours, it is important not to be too bold or abstract, as this may overpower each other and ruin the flavours. However, when considering complementing flavours, a good phrase to use is ‘what grows together goes together’. When choosing your cheese type, read the description of the cider which defines the flavour profile. This will heavily influence the cheeses you choose to pair…
Why Pair Cheese and Wine Together?
Cheese and wine is one of the most well-known food pairings. What is the reason for this and why is it so popular? In this article, we take a look as to the reason why we pair cheese and wine together, and what makes this combination so good. Why do We Pair Cheese and Wine Together? Historically, for hundreds of years, cheese and wine from the same locations were paired together. This is because they were produced on the same farm or the local village, and exporting/ importing products was not common practice. Therefore, people ate and matched products that were available to them.Cheese and wine from the same areas were subject to the same ingredients, for example, minerals in the soil or the amount of rainfall produced.As a result, this has led to the saying “What grows together, goes together”. A useful phrase for when cheesemongers or sommeliers are…
What Is The Mysterious Purple Rind Cheese?
Everyone loves to try something different, and cheese that is an unusual colour is no exception. In this article, we take a look at four popular kinds of cheese that have a purple rind. How does Cheese get a Purple Rind? Cheeses that have a purple rind are often semi-hard or hard cheeses. This means that they have matured for a longer time, usually a minimum of 6 months. The majority of purple cheeses have been washed or soaked in wine, which creates a deep colour and well as enhancing the flavour. Everyone loves a cheese and wine pairing, but what if you could combine it into one with wine-soaked cheese? Wine soaked cheeses came about during the times when there were high tax penalties on cheese and wine products. To avoid paying a lot of tax on their products, cheesemakers would hide the cheese inside the wine barrels. Then…
What is BellaVitano Cheese?
We all like to discover something new, and new and interesting cheeses are no exception.Continue reading for a walkthrough on one of the worlds popular cheeses, and also find out just what is BellaVitano cheese. What is BellaVitano Cheese? BellaVitano cheese is a range of cheeses created by the Sartori family. This American company is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Also, the BellaVitano cheeses are inspired by UK and Italian farmstead cheeses, creating a beautiful cheddar and parmesan hybrid style. Flavours are buttery, creamy, as well as fruity and nutty. What Makes BellaVitano so Unique? Sartori is known for creating cheese that have different flavoured rinds. These interesting flavours create a very different flavour experience as well as allowing you to try something new, that you would not ordinarily try.BellaVitano Gold is the original BellaVitano cheese. This is the classic cheese wheel forming the basis for all their other flavours. BellaVitano…
Does Cheese Dissolve In Water?
Ever wondered what happens to cheese when placed in water, and whether or not it disappears and dissolves completely? In this article, we look at whether or not cheese will dissolve in water. Does Cheese Dissolve in Water? Cheese will not dissolve in water. This is due to the combination of proteins and water molecules in the cheese. If the cheese has a high salt content or washed in a brine solution, it is more likely to float on water, rather than dissolve. It is common for fresh cheese with a higher water content to separate when placed in water, in comparison to harder cheeses which are denser and have lower water content. To change a cheese from a solid to a liquid state, the cheese is heated and therefore melts. Factors that cause Cheese to Melt: Water Content: The proteins in fresh and soft cheese are more loosely packed…