The easy part of entertaining with a cheese is all of the fun things that can go with it. Don’t stress on having everything perfect with the pairings, keep it simple and let the cheese do most of the work. I don’t add a lot of fruits or jams with the pairings, I like to let the cheese shine! Too many things can take away from the wonderful flavors of the cheeses.
Here’s five cheese boards that are simple and paired up with wine, cocktails and beer. Here’s the segment from CBS Great Day Live on these five boards. Here’s the link, it will play right after the commercial.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/entertainment/television/great-day-tb/wineandcheeselandis/67-f259a90c-5dd3-4a58-86d5-e21ac68f1e75
TABLE # 1
MouCo Camembert
Taste Elevated Fig Chutney
Mitica Marcona Almonds
Effie’s Homemade Pecan Nutcakes
MouCo Pep Bert
Vermont Farmstead cheese company Lily
Vermont Creamery Cremont
Vermont Creamery Coupole
Vermont Creamery Bonne Bouche
Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill
Vermont Creamery Cultured Butter Sea Salt
Vermont Creamery Cultured Butter Maple & Sea Salt
Rustic Bakery Rosemary & Olive Oil Sourdough Flatbreads
The Federalist Lodi Zinfandel
The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon
TABLE # 2
Mitica Naked Goat
Mitica Smokin Goat
Mitica Drunken Goat
Rustic Bakery Citrus, Ginger & Thyme
Laura Chenel Marinated Goat Cheese with Herbs & Olive Oil
Rustic Bakery Sweet Onion & Crème Fraiche Sourdough Flatbreads
The Federalist Mendocino County Chardonnay
The Federalist Red Blend
TABLE # 3
Beehive Cheese Pour me a slice
Beehive Cheese Hatch Chili
Beehive Cheese Barely Buzzed
Grafton Village Raw Milk Bandaged Cheddar
Cellars at Jasper Hill Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Grafton Village 30 Month aged Cheddar
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Jim Beam Maple
Taste Elevated Booze Thyme Cherries
Effie’s Homemade Ryecakes
TABLE # 4
Jan Stephenson pineapple flavored rum
Satori extra aged Asiago
Effie’s Homemade Corncakes
Holland Family Farms Marieke Foenegreek: Gouda
Holland Family Farms Marieke 2-4 Month Gouda
TABLE # 5
Laura Chenel plain goat cheese
Rustic Bakery Meyer lemon shortbread
Belgioioso Mascarpone
Effie’s Homemade Cocoa cakes
Savannah Bee Company Honey for Cheese
Six Ten Brewing Horchata – Cinnamon & Vanilla Rum Barrel Aged Stout