Monday, August 31, 2009

The Merch Cheese Department: Value, Selection & Service



"Our approach to cheese is a simple one and it's the same approach used when it comes to selecting wine for our stores. We taste before we select and try to get to know the producer and importer. We also chose early on, to cut all of our cheeses "fresh to order." This means that we personally and professionally cut and wrap the cheese fresh from the wheel, which gives you a longer shelf life at home and allows you to purchase the exact amount that you desire. And of course we offer samples of our cheeses so that you may see the character of each cheese. Stop by and see why the Riverfront Times calls us the "Best Place to Buy Cheese" and "Best Cheese Counter" and Sauce Magazine says "Favorite Cheese Case..."
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.

Cheese Expert Steve Jenkins
"When it comes to buying cheese, the biggest favor you can do yourself is to find a reliable, impassioned cheesemonger and benefit from his or her knowledge each time when you go shopping for cheese. Always taste before buying...a fresh-cut cheese always tastes better than a pre-cut, plastic wrapped one."
-Steve Jenkins, Author of The Cheese Primer

Jasper Hill "Manchester"
Consider Bardwell Farm
Cut and Wrapped Fresh to Your Order!
"This delicious cheese takes its name from the town of Manchester in Vermont. It's produced by Consider Bardwell Farm and is aged and distributed by Jasper Hill Farm. Jasper Hill has branched out and in addition to their own production they now age and distribute cheeses from other small Vermont producers. Kind of like Neal's Yard Dairy in London. Manchester is a raw-milk goat cheese that fools most tasters. It's missing most of the funky, goaty tang that keeps many people away from goat cheese. The Consider Bardwell Farm in western Vermont makes the cheese from the milk of pasture-raised goats and then ages the 3 pound tommes (wheels) in Jasper Hill Farm's subterranean aging cave. It's really a complex cheese, delightful to smell and a joy to eat. Serve with with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc from France's Loire Valley like Portier's Quincy or Sancerre from Domaine Thomas."
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.

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