How to Store Cheese
Don’t Kill Your Cheese! Learn how to keep your cheese tasting as delicious as when you bought it. Don’t let the flavor-giving microorganisms die from improper storage. Each type of cheese requires...
View ArticleWhat is Cheese
The ultimate transformation. Think about it; nature: the sun, the rain, the wind and the earth grow food for the cows, sheep, goats, water buffalo and even yaks. These animals then produce milk. This...
View ArticleRind or Not to Rind
Many cheeses have a naturally occurring or applied rind. Some of these rinds are edible and some are not. How do you know which rinds or coverings you can eat and which ones you can't? Learn what rind...
View ArticleHow to Taste Cheese
Learn to use the proper cheese tasting techniques so you’ll experience maximum enjoyment.
View ArticleChardonnay & Gruyère Pairing with NFL Star Shaun Phillips
Find out how Shaun Phillips, star linebacker for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, became a cheese connoisseur as he and Barrie Lynn pair Frey Vineyards Organic Chardonnay with Gruyère. Visit Frey...
View ArticleOrganic PInot Noir and Cheese with Shaun Phillips
The source of ingredients is paramount to making great cheese and great wine. Cows fed on fresh, organic grasses, flowers and herbs produce amazing milk that, in turn, helps to create award winning,...
View ArticlePeanut Brittle, Gorgonzola Grilled Cheese with NFL Star Shaun Phillips
Grilled cheese is good. Grilled cheese made with Sartori's Dolcina Gorgonzola and Peanut Brittle is out of this world! Barrie Lynn - The Cheese Impresario, created this amazing recipe for grilled...
View ArticleGorgonzola Paired with Single Village Mezcal
Pairing spirits with cheese can be a divine experience. Especially when you are pairing a unique and rare spirit, such as Del Maguey Mezcal, with a hand crafted cheese like Sartori Dolcina Gorgonzola....
View ArticleSauvignon Blanc and Goat Cheese Pairing
Goat cheese and Frey Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc is a natural pairing. The acidity in the organically produced wine cut through the creamy freshness of the goat cheese and is a relationship made in heaven.
View ArticleSauvignon Blanc and Goat Cheddar Pairing
There are so many goat cheeses out in the market today, we had to make a second episode to include a delicious goat cheddar from cheese maker Sid Cook at Carr Valley Cheese paired with Frey Vineyards...
View ArticleCabernet Sauvignon and Aged Cheddar Pairing
Frey Vineyard's Cabernet Sauvignon is filled with wonderful rich flavors of dark cherry and berries. It would be perfect matched with chocolate. But, Cheese Rules is about cheese! Barrie Lynn - The...
View ArticleCaipirinha and Artisanal Cheese Pairing
The caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brazil. Made with the national spirit of Brazil, cachaça, the caipirinha is light and refreshing with wonderful tropical fruit notes. Helping to cut through...
View ArticleHow to Throw a Cheese Tasting Party
During the holiday season keep it simple, elegant and fun by throwing a cheese tasting party. You can serve a variety of cheeses or go with a a theme like all blue or all Spanish. Take it a step...
View ArticleHow to Throw a Cheese and Wine Pairing Party
It is time to get the party hats out! While you are at it, bring your friends and family together to taste and pair some of your favorite cheeses and wines. Don't forget the condiments!; honey and oils...
View ArticleMark Peel of Campanile Restaurant - Open Face Grilled Cheese
Mark Peel of Campanile in Los Angeles was kind enough to bring Barrie Lynn, The Cheese Impresario, into the kitchen of his famous restaurant. Not only that, he created a one of a kind open-faced...
View ArticleChianti Paired with Dolcina Gorgonzola, Rosemary and Olive Oil Asiago and...
Italian style cheeses are meant to be paired with Italian wines. A classic Gorgonzola and two very different Wisconsin-made, Italian inspired Asiagos, one covered with herbs and Italian olive oil the...
View ArticleCheese and Coffee Pairing
Cheese and wine, of course. Cheese and beer, certainly. Cheese and coffee? It is not often thought of to sip the brew of a very tropical plant and mingle its flavors with, say, a parmesan. Barrie Lynn,...
View ArticleScotch and Parmesan Pairing
The complexity of a fine Scotch lends itself to great food pairings. Nowhere more so than with fine cheeses. A rich American Parmesan is the perfect foil for the honey, vanilla and lemony flavors in...
View ArticleZane Lamprey - Belgian Beer and Cheese
Zane Lamprey has travelled the world drinking everything in site. Originally on Three Sheets and currently on HDNet on his series Drinking Made Easy, Zane has dedicated his life to learning drinking...
View ArticleThree Cheeses - Cow, Goat and Sheep
When entertaining at home, providing a variety of cheeses to your guests is highly recommended. Start with a cheese made from three different milks like cow, goat and sheep. A fun way to take it one...
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