Corks and Curds

Nettle Meadow Farm's Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc is one of the most delicious cheeses I've tasted. Made from pasteurized goat mil...

To find wine events in your area, take a look at LocalWineEvents.com . It's a calendar of food and drink events all over the world. Ther...

Look for an increasing number of wines to become available in boxes. Yes, boxes. The economic and environmental advantages of putting wine ...

Here are a some tips for pairing wine and cheese from Dairy Famers of Canada : Pair lighter cheeses with light wines . This is simply a spec...

The wineries of southern Ontario are sponsoring their annual Niagara Wine Festival from Sept. 19th to 28th, 2008. The ten-day festival feat...

Chateau Buffalo is hosting a Meet the Winemaker event on Fri., Aug. 29th, from 4 to 8pm. The guest of honor will be Duncan Ross of Arrowhe...

The Premier Wine Group is sponsoring a Twilight Wine Tasting at Old Fort Niagara in Lewiston, NY, on Sat., Aug. 23rd, at 6:30pm. Participa...

At Wine Day Michael VonHeckler, owner and winemaker at Warm Lake Estate , gave a very interesting lecture on the characteristics of the Nia...

Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook at Carr Valley Cheese has done it again. He has created another unique and interesting variety of flavored Ame...

Dancing Buffalo Cidre is a line of artisan hard ciders produced by Carl Schmitter, winemaker (and co-owner with wife Suzi) of Chateau Buffa...

I recently tried two kinds of Asiago cheese that are different from the more familiar aged variety known as Asiago d'Allevo (or Asiago V...

America's Grape Country Wine Festival , a new wine festival showcasing wineries from across New York, will be held at the Chatauqua Coun...

Niagara University , overlooking the Niagara River gorge (and just four miles north of Niagara Falls), will be hosting Wine Day on Aug. 2nd...

At the Kenmore, NY, Farmer's Market today I encountered an absolutely fascinating dessert wine: Blossom Honey Wine. The wine is made fr...

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...