Wine Sampling
 

I'm having a wine sampling at my house and am planning the menu. What I need help with is cheese and chocolate suggestions. If you have a cheese or chocolate that you simply adore, can you let me know what it is and where you found it?

To keep with the Irish theme I like Kerry Gold Cheddar I've seen it in most markets around here

I've seen that here. I'll add that to my list.

Definitely good English or Irish cheddar :nod: I like a good strong (sharp?) Farmhouse Cheddar myself. Can't help with where to get them there as I don't know, the cheese here is like plastic, although I've acquired a taste for it :rolleyes: I like goats cheese, too. Soft and fairly mild.

Here's quite a good article on Chocolate & Wine pairings, and there are some Wine & Cheese pairing suggestions here

Have a fun evening!

I have to go shopping today. I'll pick up a block of Velveeta for you Lil. :nod:

Chocolate?

Lindt.

We have that here.

Velveeta? :confused:

I thought that was a local delicacies

I LOVE St. Andre, which is a form of brie but very very creamy.

As for chocolate, Lindt truffles. Yum.

I will have to look for the St. Andre.

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IF the plan is totally focused on the wine then keep the food very plain. If the plan is a food and wine thing together then your options are much more broad. Drop me a private note if you like as wine is a hobby/passion of mine!

:)

There will simply be cheese, fresh bread, fruit, and chocolate. I want the focus to be the wines.

Mine too:D

I have a buddy that uses the presses in the factory at night and makes his own . I'll ask him to smash some up just for you Lil.:nod: I can have a case of Chateau de Blitz, vintage- Tuesday, off to you right away. :wine:

when i waited tables we did a wine tasting each month. for the cheese we ran the gambit from very flavourful to very mild, maybe soft room temp or slightly warmer brie on water crackers (dude, a bit o apricot jam ....outstanding) we found bread was often viewed as bulky and more of a mouthful, they knew what the bread tasted like and wanted to be able to look all cool and dainty with small daubs of shit. some of the more fleshy melons....(go ahead, snicker.)fucktards
I'll wait for you to calm down...
ok they have a nice flavor as well as berries, grapes tend to be viewed more as decor but do nontheless get eaten.i also suggest staging the wines with the bread and cheese centered fruit backed by the whites chill tubs always a good idea (including blushed/sparkling wines if to be included) as for chocolate..... I never fucked with that table, i am fond of neither red wine nor chocolate so i made someone else set that display up also tho truffles are good, for tasting its a good idea to have bits of milk, dark and white as well as even something with a cocoa base. supposedly the "fuller reds" tend to "be accentuated by the milk chocolate which takes some of the bitter oakiness out for those who dont enjoy the mouth being dry after you drink somethin... the darker chocolate..............fuck i dunno we mumbled somethin about merlot....blah blah noir blah blah some were not even coherant after trying about 5 different whites (remember, one bottle of wine should contain 4 servings.....god i hate my memory)before moving over to the red wine table.....


there. take it for what its worth.

I work factory work now.

I think we should squish out some juice together for Lilith. :nod: