Cheese Course – Fiona Beckett

Set up four to six tables around the room, depending how much room you have, each with a different style of cheese and a different wine and some accompanying biscuits and/or bread. They could include: @ A goats’ cheese with Sauvignon Blanc (it’s always good to have at least a couple of cheeses for those who are intolerant to cows’ milk) ¢ A Brie- or Camembert-style cheese with a fruity Beaujolais or Pinot Noir ¢@ A Cheddar with an oaked Chardonnay and a Merlot (it will be interesting for your guests to see how the two compare) A hard sheep’s cheese with a Rioja or other Tempranillo-based red @ A washed-rind cheese, such as Munster with a Gewurztraminer « A blue cheese with port (for Stilton, for example, see the many other drink pairings on page 47).

You could, of course, Carry out a similar exercise with different beers and cheeses. Check out It must be at least 40 years ago now that cheese and wine parties were all the rage. You can see why – they were a simple way to entertain. No cooking, just a bit of cutting up. And the cheese was so bland that by and large there was never any problem serving red wine. Maybe it’s time to revisit these parties now that the range of cheeses open to us is greater, and of much higher quality than ever before.

But let’s update them and give them a stylish spin. Over the next few pages you’ll find a few ideas inspired by cheeses from other countries, but here are four suggestions that should impress your cheese-loving guests. Cheddar and Cracked Pepper Straws, and Champagne the recommended matches on page 42.

One of the simplest pleasures in life is a plate of cheese, a chunk of bread and a glass of wine. And iiatiieilavomal€laale) =cielo)(-te1- pele i a\-ve(e rele (er-lenelom-eretcl(c) of heaven, it’s such a pleasure to know that there is a world of cheese out there to be discovered. In this comprehensive and approachable book, cheese and wine expert and award-winning author Fiona Beckett guides you through the types, uses and versatility of cheese with her characteristic passion for good food and wine.

And there can be no better time to rediscover the joys of this age-old ingredient than now with the arrival of a new and talented generation of artisanal cheese makers. The Wonderful World of Cheese shows how cheese is made and explains why their flavours and appearance vary so greatly. Once you appreciate the different cheese styles, you can better understand What to Drink with Cheese, from red wine to soft drinks, taking in white wine, rosé, port, cider, beer and others along the way.

Entertaining with Cheese reveals the perfect way to put together a cheese board along with some innovative ideas for individual cheese plates and new ways of throwing a wine and cheese party. Summer or winter, bring cheese to the heart of your entertaining from a cheese-focussed picnic to festive grazing plates. When you are more familiar with the range of cheeses EWrelltclell-vayelemer=\amnta’ an’ ele) minlslere pct @xele)

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