Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community (https://thetfp.com/tfp/)
-   Tilted Food (https://thetfp.com/tfp/tilted-food/)
-   -   I won! (https://thetfp.com/tfp/tilted-food/129292-i-won.html)

Meditrina 12-22-2007 06:57 PM

I won!
 
a really nice wine and cheese basket at work on Friday, at a party I was not eve attending :thumbsup: and now I need the help of TFP.

What are these cheeses like? Has anyone had them before?
Delice de Bourgonne
Drunken Goat
Comte

and is this good wine? Petite Sirah

Right now I am eating the cheddar because that I know and some Kashi grain crackers along with the shiraz-grenache I already had opened. I really want to try the others, but I will wait until I know if someone else ever had them.

noodle 12-22-2007 06:58 PM

I prefer a good pinot noir with cheese because it's a bit more mild.
But that depends on the types of cheese.
You need to find Amonkie.
She's my cheese guru.
Have fun!

fresnelly 12-22-2007 08:03 PM

Comte is one of my favourites. It's somewhere between Swiss, Emmenthal and Gruyere. It's a bit earthy but still pretty mild. Enjoy!

I haven't tried the others but you can find info online. If you're nervous about them, just take a really small bite along with a cracker to start.

Aren't you lucky!

ktspktsp 12-22-2007 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fresnelly
Comte is one of my favourites. It's somewhere between Swiss, Emmenthal and Gruyere. It's a bit earthy but still pretty mild. Enjoy!

Yes! Comte is great :). Whenever Abaya and I are flying through Paris, we make sure to buy some at the airport and eat (sometimes right there :))

I've tried the Drunken goat before, I think, but wasn't impressed. It wasn't bad, but not that good either. I can't remember what it tasted like though...

greyeyes 12-24-2007 08:34 PM

I really like drunken goat. It's a creamy goat cheese that has a slight vino taste. I'd say it's some of the better goat cheese out there.

Charlatan 12-25-2007 12:46 AM

Congratulations! I am so jealous. It's hard to find good cheese here that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

Take Fresnelly's advice... small bites and see if you like it.

Leto 12-28-2007 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fresnelly
Comte is one of my favourites. It's somewhere between Swiss, Emmenthal and Gruyere. It's a bit earthy but still pretty mild. Enjoy!

I haven't tried the others but you can find info online. If you're nervous about them, just take a really small bite along with a cracker to start.

Aren't you lucky!


that comte sounds interesting, is it like Oka?

As for the wine, I believe that the sirah is shiraz, but French. Hang on , let me check.

......

I was wrong, petite sirah is a different grape from the shiraz, and has a strong taste, it should go well with the mild cheeses. here's the info I found:

http://www.wineintro.com/types/petitsirah.html

The petite sirah grape creates a rich red wine. The petite sirah grape is separate from the sirah / shiraz grape even though the names are similar. The petite sirah grape is descended from the Duriff Rhone grape of France. For most of its history, petite sirah was only used to blend into other wines. The grape gained a lot of attention in the 1970s because of the general red wine push, and because of its full, tannic taste.

Petite Sirah is predominantly planted in California, where it does well. Petites are anything but petite - they tend to be big, strong, muscular, and, well, purple.

Typical flavors include plum, raspberry, blackberries, and black pepper. The wine tends to go well with stronger meats - game, beef, lamb, and spicy sauces. Petite Sirah can be drunk fresh from the bottle or aged for a more mellow flavor - its high tannin content makes long aging worthwhile. It should be served at around 59F.

Meditrina 12-28-2007 04:23 PM

mmm mmm mmm this drunken goat cheese is really good! Next up, I try the comte.

and it sounds like I will like the sirah. I will be opening that up some time tonight. :D

amonkie 12-28-2007 08:05 PM

Lucky You!!

I tend to do this: take a small bite of cheese, and then it usually calls to mind the "this would go GREAT with ____ wine".

other suggestion would be to cleanse your mouth before switching to a new cheese, usually with just a plain cracker or slice of bread. I've mixed 2 totally different/distinct cheese sometimes, and it wasn't the best experience :) .


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:08 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360