Langres – A Stinky Cheese From Champagne
This week’s French cheese adventure takes us to the Champagne region to discover Langres AOP. Originally, farmers of the region made this cheese by pouring warm cow’s milk into terracotta…
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Neufchâtel – An Adorable Heart-Shaped Cheese
This French cheese feature is both delicious and adorable. Neufchâtel cheese was created in 1035 in its namesake town in Normandy, France. The soft-ripened cow’s milk cheese is one of…
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Turán – A Rare Teinturier Hungarian Variety
Turán is a rare variety hailing from Hungary with distinctive aromas and a deep inky color. This grape is a crossing of other obscure Hungarian varieties created by Dr. József…
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Blauburger Makes a Rare Single-Varietal Appearance
Have you tasted many Hungarian red wines? I’d venture to guess the answer is no. Here’s why—according to Taste of Hungary, 80% of all Hungarian wine exports are white wines.…
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Morbier – A Grey-Striped, Nutty French Fromage
This week’s French fromage feature is on Morbier. It was definitely love at first bite with this one. The first time I tasted Morbier, we were at a friend’s house…
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Kadarka – A Rare Hungarian Red for Burgundy Lovers
Hungarian wines have remained somewhat inconspicuous on the international wine market over the past couple of centuries. Of course, the golden-hued, sweet aszú wines of Tokaj, once adored by popes,…
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Pouligny Saint-Pierre – The Pyramid Cheese
If you saw a pyramid-shaped cheese at the market, could you resist the urge to buy it? I definitely could not. So, the next French cheese we are exploring is,…
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Brillat Savarin – A Delectably Creamy French Cheese
Brillat Savarin is my most recent delectable discovery on this French cheese adventure of mine. It’s a specialty of both Burgundy and Normandy. Made from cow’s milk, Brillat Savarin…
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Maturana Blanca – An Old White Variety Revived in Rioja
Maturana Blanca is one of several varieties saved from near extinction by Viña Ijalba and their partners in Rioja, including the Regulatory Council of D.O.C.a Rioja, the University of Rioja,…
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Époisses – The Most Delicious Cheese in Burgundy
Now that I am living in France, I’ve come to learn this country isn’t just the world’s leading wine producer. France is also a cheese lover’s heaven. At outdoor markets…
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