Corks and Curds

Reflections on Wine and Cheese

Monday, September 22, 2008

Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc

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Nettle Meadow Farm's Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc is one of the most delicious cheeses I've tasted. Made from pasteurized goat mil...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Find Local Wine Events

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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...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Wine in a Box = Smaller Carbon Footprint

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Look for an increasing number of wines to become available in boxes. Yes, boxes. The economic and environmental advantages of putting wine ...
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Monday, September 1, 2008

Wine and Cheese Pairing

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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...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Niagara Wine Festival

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The wineries of southern Ontario are sponsoring their annual Niagara Wine Festival from Sept. 19th to 28th, 2008. The ten-day festival feat...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Meet the Winemaker at Chateau Buffalo

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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...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Twilight Wine Tasting at Old Fort Niagara

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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...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Winemaking Along the Niagara Escarpment

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At Wine Day Michael VonHeckler, owner and winemaker at Warm Lake Estate , gave a very interesting lecture on the characteristics of the Nia...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Carr Valley Chipotle Cranberry Cheddar

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Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook at Carr Valley Cheese has done it again. He has created another unique and interesting variety of flavored Ame...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Dancing Buffalo Cidre

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Dancing Buffalo Cidre is a line of artisan hard ciders produced by Carl Schmitter, winemaker (and co-owner with wife Suzi) of Chateau Buffa...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Alternative Asiagos

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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...
Friday, July 18, 2008

America's Grape Country Wine Festival

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America's Grape Country Wine Festival , a new wine festival showcasing wineries from across New York, will be held at the Chatauqua Coun...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Wine Day at Niagara University

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Niagara University , overlooking the Niagara River gorge (and just four miles north of Niagara Falls), will be hosting Wine Day on Aug. 2nd...
Saturday, July 5, 2008

Blossom Honey Wine

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At the Kenmore, NY, Farmer's Market today I encountered an absolutely fascinating dessert wine: Blossom Honey Wine. The wine is made fr...
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Friday, June 20, 2008

Kerrygold Ivernia

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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...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Niagara New Vintage Festival

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The 2008 Niagara New Vintage Festival begins tomorrow (June 14th) and runs through the 22nd. Special tastings and culinary events will tak...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Zamorano

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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...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

L'Ottavo Chianti

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I recently enjoyed two good wines from Fattoria L'Ottavo --a Chianti Classico and a Chianti Classico Riserva . In order to be a Chianti...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Grilled Cheese

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In case you missed it, April was Grilled Cheese Month . (Who decides these things, anyway? I wouldn't be surprised if the Kraft Corporat...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Arina Goat Gouda

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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...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Cheese Facts and Myths

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Question #1: Is it OK to Freeze Cheese? Most cheeses do not freeze well. Only soft, unripened cheeses like cream cheese, cottage cheese, mas...
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Expensive Wines Really Do Taste Better

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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...
Saturday, May 3, 2008

People in Need

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True or False: The following pictures have nothing to do with wine or cheese. Caption: Sunglasses €24.- Access to water €8.- Caption: Handba...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Chèvre Noir

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Chèvre Noir Goat Cheddar is one of the best cheddars I've ever tasted. Produced by Fromagerie Tournevent in Chesterville, Quebec, it i...
Monday, April 21, 2008

Wine and Children

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