Corks and Curds

I recently tried a tasty Irish cheese that I had not encountered before. Kerrygold's Ivernia is a hard, ripe cheese made from the milk...

The 2008 Niagara New Vintage Festival begins tomorrow (June 14th) and runs through the 22nd. Special tastings and culinary events will tak...

I recently enjoyed a new kind of Spanish cheese (new to me, at any rate): Zamorano , a raw sheep's milk cheese from the region of Castil...

I recently enjoyed two good wines from Fattoria L'Ottavo --a Chianti Classico and a Chianti Classico Riserva . In order to be a Chianti...

In case you missed it, April was Grilled Cheese Month . (Who decides these things, anyway? I wouldn't be surprised if the Kraft Corporat...

Arina Goat Gouda is a semi-hard, Gouda-style, goat's milk cheese from Holland. It is aged four months and has a wonderfully mild, nutty...

Question #1: Is it OK to Freeze Cheese? Most cheeses do not freeze well. Only soft, unripened cheeses like cream cheese, cottage cheese, mas...

We've all heard that higher price tags tend to make people think more highly of a wine. The conventional wisdom suggests that an inflate...

True or False: The following pictures have nothing to do with wine or cheese. Caption: Sunglasses €24.- Access to water €8.- Caption: Handba...

Chèvre Noir Goat Cheddar is one of the best cheddars I've ever tasted. Produced by Fromagerie Tournevent in Chesterville, Quebec, it i...

Eric Asimov, wine writer for the NY Times, recently posted some interesting reflections on serving wine to one's teenaged children at ho...

Peter Machamer , who is a philosopher of science, wine critic, bon vivant, and even Philosopher-in-Residence for the Attack Theatre Dance Co...

Cheeselovers will be glad to know that the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has just produced a new 2008 Traveler's Guide to America's...

Truffle Tremor is the latest caseic creation from Cypress Grove Chèvre , one of American's leading makers of artisanal cheese. This sof...

When I stopped by Premier Gourmet after work today, I was treated to a wide variety of cheese samplings by Janet Ostrow, owner of Premier G...

I have been traveling for much of the last six weeks--first to China, then to California. As a result, I haven't been able to keep up my...

I've known that wine had medicinal properties, but the Chinese take the concept of medicial wine to another level. While browsing the Qi...

I just returned from the province of Guizhou in southern China, the home of my newly adopted daughter. I was very pleased to learn that Guiz...

Premier Gourmet (Kenmore, NY) will be offering a Riedel wine glass comparative tasting on Fri., Apr. 4th, at 6pm. The tasting showcases the...

Adam Taylor has brought my attention to a couple of Indian chefs that offer free video cooking lessons online. Sanjay, who calls himself th...

Benedictine is one of the many unique creations of Carr Valley Cheese . This washed rind cheese is made from the milk of sheep, goats and c...

Cypress Grove Chevre may be the best cheesemakers in America. They're certainly one of the very best. If you want to know what extraord...

In earlier posts I wrote about Saenkanter , a unique butterscotch-flavored aged Gouda, and Buffalo Mozzarella (mozzarella made from water b...

When I first began drinking wine many years ago, Robert Mondavi's Fumé Blanc quickly became one of my favorites. There really is no su...

Buffalo readers might be interested to know about the following food blogs that are based in Buffalo: Buffalo Buffet (by Andrew Galarneau, ...