Swiss Cheese Really Doesn’t Exist!
By Bob Lipinski “What is a harp but an oversized cheese slicer with cultural pretensions?” (Denis Norden, English comedy writer) The mass-produced, mild cheese you know as “Swiss cheese” in the U.S. doesn’t actually exist in Switzerland. While it was inspired by...
Tips For Purchasing and Storing Cheese
By Bob Lipinski Knowing how to buy and store cheese properly can be the key to turning an ordinary wine and cheese gathering into a truly memorable one. “Never commit yourself to a cheese without having first examined it.” (T.S. Eliot, 1888-1965, American-born poet...
Gorgonzola— Italy’s Classic Blue Cheese
“Claret, dear, not Coca-Cola, When you’re having Gorgonzola…” — William Cole, ‘What a Friend We Have in Cheeses’ Gorgonzola, designated as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product since 1996, is a blue cheese produced in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy...
Mozzarella: Not Just for Pizza
The caprese salad pairs tomatoes, and basil with fresh mozzarella. (Metro Photo) By Bob Lipinski “Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.” — M.F.K. Fisher, 1908-1992, American food writer,...
Brie: Easy to Pair with Wine
By Bob Lipinski “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, President of France, 1962 speech According to popular legend, Emperor Charlemagne first tasted Brie in around 774 at a monastery and fell in love with...ABOUT BOB
Bob Lipinski, author of 10 books; writes, consults, and conducts training seminars on Wine, Spirits, and Food and is available for speaking engagements.
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