How to Taste Cheese With Clarity & Co...

Since the renaissance of artisan cheese in the late twentieth century, the American dairy scene has undergone a remarkable transformation. Over the past few decades, artisan cheesemakers from Oregon to Vermont have embraced traditional methods and local terroir to create cheeses that rival Europe’s best. Award-winning varieties such as Rogue Creamery Rogue River Blue, Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk, and Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog have earned their place in the Academy of Cheese library—a testament to the growing reputation and craftsmanship of American cheesemaking.

What Happens When You Soak Cheese in ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s second novel, The Beautiful and the Damned, follows the steady decline of Anthony and his wife Gloria as they dance, carouse, and drink their lives away, hoping for an inheritance that never materializes. As Fitzgerald writes, “Wine gave a sort of gallantry to their own failure.” Although he was referring to the inability of their passion to sustain them through their financial futility, Fitzgerald could have just as easily been remarking upon a specific style of cheese maturation that’s suitable for the Jazz Age: soaking cheese in wine.

How Does Winter Feeding (Hay Versus P...

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