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There have been many occasions where friends have asked Nancy and I to recommend a cheese to make their next cheese board a conversation piece. I believe this is because Nancy and I have been known to be nearly as passionate about a delicious variety of cheese as we’ve been passionate about one another! Well, maybe not quite THAT passionate but we still get quite aroused over a delicious variety of queso. She and I have made good cheese a common interest since the very beginning of our everlasting love for one another. After all, my first utterance to Nancy was “Cheese eh?”

That being said we thought we would share our cheese “wisdom” with our readers. The first cheese we decided to feature is a delicious cheese that will not only wow your guests when placed on your next cheese board but is a great conversation piece as well. “Drunken Goat” or Cabra al Vino which literally means ”goat with wine” is a semi firm, pasteurized goat cheese from Spain’s Mediterranean coast which is cured for 48-72 hours in Doble Pasta red wine. After a month and a half of aging the body remains nearly pure white and the rind absorbs a lovely violet hue. The interior is sweet and smooth, delicately grapey, with a gentle pliable texture and mild fruity flavor.

Some might say that cheese made from goats milk is an acquired taste. Especially since many a goat cheese, such as chevre, tend to be earthy and somewhat tart. Not the case with Drunken Goat. It has such a delightful flavor that you’ll be hooked the first time you taste it. That’s why we call this cheese a “gateway” cheese. It’s a great cheese for a “novice” cheese lover to try out so they can gain the experience of a cheese just a bit more exotic.

We love, love Drunken Goat cheese and give it the coveted LFLAL “5 Mmm’s” rating. Drunken Goat goes especially well with some Marcona almonds on the side. Where to find this lovely cheese? Well, Nancy and I walked on down to our local Whole Foods and picked some up for this post. But if you don’t live near a Whole Foods or you simply can’t find Drunken Goat in your neck of the woods I discovered you can actually get some from, you guessed it, Amazon. Here is a link to this delightful creation… Buy delicious Drunken Goat cheese here.

Happy cheesing! M & N

Cheese!! Glorious cheese!! That wonderful food that comes in so many varieties to choose from that one barely knows where to begin when describing its splendor. Robust? Earthy? Sharp? Mushroomy? Or perhaps just good and stinky.

Any way you slice it cheese has played a celebrated role in the relationship between Nancy and I from the moment I typed those fateful words on my laptop “cheese eh?” back when we found each other. Our love affair with all things cheesy started with our very first date where we shared a, romantic, oooey, gooey, cheese fondue experience. Our romance with cheese grew throughout our dating days as we explored more places where good cheese could be found and discover more types of cheese to enjoy. As Nancy and I continued on our journey of love together we expanded our cheese horizons right up to and including our wedding day. Since that happiest of days we have made cheese part of many celebrations both as a couple and with the entire family. Its little wonder we still love and savor having a good stinky cheese together.

As a matter of fact, for our first Valentine’s Day together I chose as her gift a book of CHEESE… Laura Werlin’s “Cheese Essentials” a beautifully put together book on cheese education and information with cheeses from around the world. It still resides prominently in our kitchen to this day. Buy it here

Clearly we are cheese-aholics! In this section of our blog we will be sharing the cheesy adventures we’ve had as well as any cheesy goodness that we continue to find and all the wonderful stuff that we have discovered along the way. Just some of of those discoveries include local establishments that specialize in cheese and wine that have become some of our favorite places to frequent. We’ll share great places we have found where you can buy specialty cheeses that you have seen and perhaps want to try out. And for those who might be a bit hesitant to try a cheese that is unfamiliar to you we will occasionally do a “cheese review” in order to point out some of our cheese faves. Add to that to guidance on how to create an ultimate cheese plate for entertaining and you’ve got enough stinky, cheesy, goodness to keep the cheese lover in your life slap happy for a very long time indeed. Also, feel free to chime in with your favorite cheese stories as well, we’d love to hear them!

–Mike

Lust For Life at Last

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Drunken Goat… a gateway cheese

Cheese Glorious Cheese!