22.9.13 Slow Food Cheese in Bra/Piedmont: German mountain cheese and Riesling

A pittoresque medieval small town in Piedmont full of cheeses from all over the world – from September 19th until 23rd the Cheese once again turned Bra into a taste of paradise. Even better: for 90 minutes mountain cheese and top Riesling wines from Germany were in the spotlight of a workshop I have been organising and moderating. As is the case with Slow Food in general and the Cheese (which is taking place every second year, alternating with Salone del » Weiterlesen…

22.9.13 Slow Food Cheese in Bra/Piemont: Bergkäse und Riesling

Ein malerisches mittelalterliches Städtchen im Piemont voller Käse aus aller Welt – vom 19. bis 23. September war Bra mit der Cheese wieder einmal ein Teil vom Paradies. Noch besser: für 90 Minuten standen dabei Bergkäse und Spitzenrieslinge aus Deutschland im Mittelpunkt eines von mir organisierten und geführten Workshops.  » Weiterlesen…

14.-16.7.13 Riesling Rendezvous in Seattle/USA

Ich weiß, ich weiß – ich hätte diese Veranstaltung viel früher längst ankündigen sollen. Aber irgendwie dachte ich, Riesling Rendezvous, dieses großartige, von Château Ste Michelle und Weingut Dr Loosen organisierte Treffen von Rieslingwinzern, Schreiberlingen und Sommeliers würde nicht zum Käsethema dieses Blogs passen. Doch als ich heute meinen Workshop zum Thema Räucherlachs und Riesling kommentierte, fiel es mir plötzlich wie Schuppen von den Augen. » Weiterlesen…

14.-16.7.13 Riesling Rendezvous in Seattle/USA

I know folks – I should have told you about this event long ago. Somehow I thought Riesling Rendezvous, this great gathering of Riesling producers, writers and sommeliers organised by Château Ste Michelle and Weingut Dr. Loosen didn’t fit into the cheesy subject of this blog. Today though, while hosting a workshop on the pairing of smoked salmon and Riesling, I suddenly realized how wrong I was. » Weiterlesen…

Cheese people: Fritz Lloyd Blomeyer

The first time I heard about Fritz Lloyd Blomeyer was on a menu the Berlin winebar Rutz announced for a special evening. His name stood next to the cheese course like that of an artist next to his work. I googled him, but couldn’t find any address. However it became clear to me that the Rutz team was ahead of the game once again when I ordered cheese at another Berlin restaurant some weeks later. Amazed and full of respect I discovered on the plate in front of me two slices of perfectly mature Blühende Landschaften, flowering landscapes. This goat cheese from the Brandenburg top producer Capriolenhof is not only hard to find, but extremely delicate. „We get it from Fritz Blomeyer,“ the somm said. » Weiterlesen…