Ep 146: Cheese and Wine pairings with Jess Summer, Founder of Mouse and Grape (Part 2)

2023-07-10

To download the transcript CLICK HERE Today is part 2 with Jess Summer, founder of Mouse and Grape, a luxury cheese and wine hamper company in the UK. We'll be looking at pairings to go with aged cheese, more challenging cheeses. What happens if you start adding the accompaniments like honey or nuts or fruit? We'll be looking at what cheeses go best with traditional method sparkling wine, so that of England. We'll be looking at the temperature that you should serve your cheese at. When do you take it out of the fridge? And there...

To download the transcript CLICK HERE

Today is part 2 with Jess Summer, founder of Mouse and Grape, a luxury cheese and wine hamper company in the UK. We'll be looking at pairings to go with aged cheese, more challenging cheeses. What happens if you start adding the accompaniments like honey or nuts or fruit? We'll be looking at what cheeses go best with traditional method sparkling wine, so that of England. We'll be looking at the temperature that you should serve your cheese at. When do you take it out of the fridge? And there will also be some nice pairings to go with cheesy dishes because heating the cheese or melting the cheese can change the dynamic.

If you want to skip ahead:

1.52: Jess winning Harpers 30 under 30

3.15: Taking part in Young Cheese Monger of the Year competition.

6.14: What wines pair well with aged cheese

10.39: Pairings for Comte

13.06: Pairing Oaked Chardonnays

15.12: Pairing blue cheese and Dolcelatte

19.04: Adding accompaniments to the cheese and how that affects the pairing with the wine

23.53: Pairing oaked Rosé

28.54: Saint Nectaire and Pinot Noir

29.20: Fourme d’Ambert and a Languedoc blend or a lighter noble rot dessert wine

31.23: Rachel/Quickes/Ticklemore with Albariño, Rosé or a high acidic white Italian wine