New for 2011 at The Wine and Cheese Place
Join us each Saturday at our Cheese Counter and taste the weekly pick of a cheese paired with a wine and a beer*. Each Saturday we will feature a cheese in our award winning cheese department at all 3 TWCP locations
and have a wine and beer to taste that we feel is a great match.It will be fun and informal just come in for a taste at the Cheese Counter.
Pairing cheese with wine or beer is an age old excercise and everybody has an opinion. First of all, there are no wrong answers. It is all about what you like. There is no sense in buying a cheese that you don't like because "an expert" said that it is the best match. The perfect match is the wine/beer you like and the cheese you like! But we will hope to give you a few guidelines and ideas to start your journey through the matching process. Join us each week for a new match.
Saturday, March 5 (12-4pm)
Featured Cheese: Cheddar
Forsyth: Keen's English Farmhouse Cheddar
Ballwin: Black Diamond Cheddar
Rock Hill: Cabot Cloth Bound Cheddar
Extra info about Keen's English Farmhouse Cheddar
"Traditional Farmhouse Cheddar has been made by Keen's at Moorhayes Farm (Wincanton, Somerset) since 1899 when they moved here. Stephen and George Keen and their sons run the family business, Nick running the dairy herd and arable side of the business and James being the cheese maker. Proud to produce a unique cheddar cheese, which has won an array of awards, including winner of the best traditional cheddar and first prizes at the Nantwich International Cheese show 2009, Gold award at the World Cheese Awards held in Dublin, and the best PDO Cheese at the British Cheese Awards and prizes at the Royal Bath and West, Great Yorkshire, and Frome Shows.
Wine: To match with this traditional farmhouse cheddar we are going to pair a nice fruity red with no tannins--Aussie Shiraz
Forsyth: Shotfire Shiraz
Ballwin: Shotfire Shiraz
Rock Hill: Shotfire Shiraz
Extra info about the wine
Shotfire Shriaz
Our top selling Shiraz from Australia will be featured in this week's pairing. Big, intense, rich and fruity with little tannins. Thorn Clarke is a family run winery that produces stellar wines that always score big with the press.
Beer: To match Keen's English Farmhouse Cheddar we will pair it with a dark english Ale..
Forsyth: Wychwood Hobgoblin Dark English Ale
Ballwin: Wychwood Hobgoblin Dark English Ale
Rock Hill: Wychwood Hobgoblin Dark English Ale
Extra info about the beer
Wychwood Hobgoblin Dark English Ale
Ingredients: Pale, chocolate and crystal malts; English Fuggles and Styrian Goldings hops.Hobgoblin is a powerful full-bodied copper red, well-balanced brew. Strong in roasted malt with a moderate hoppy bitterness and slight fruity character that lasts through to the end." -- Michael Jackson 500 Classic Brews
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