Posted in Cheese, Food History, France, tagged Cheese, chevre, food, France, goat cheese, Loire, Loire Valley, Sainte-Maure Belgique, Sainte-Maure de Touraine on August 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sainte-Maure Belgique
There are a few things one learns pretty quickly as a cheesemonger. Among them are that brebis generally come from the Pyrenées and small-format goat cheeses are closely associated with the Loire Valley. Of course, there are exceptions but, as general rules, these guidelines have served me pretty well. (more…)
Posted in Beverages, France, Wine, tagged grapes, Loire, Loire Valley, rosé, Valençay, vines, Wine on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On a recent trip to New York, I was lucky enough to share a bottle of this lovely little Loire Valley wine with Brooke and Ayse from the Formaggio Kitchen Essex shop. I was immediately won over by its fruity aroma and delicate frothy fizz. Since this is a wine not normally brought into Massachusetts, I had to special order it from New York and our two cases just arrived today!
Made by Agnès et René Mosse on their 13ha farm in Anjou, this méthode ancestral* sparkler is made with organically farmed Gamay, Grolleau Gris and Grolleau Noir grapes from 25-30 year old vines. (more…)
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