Ursula Heinzelmann, Wein- & Essenschreiberin
The VDP members have been pouring their GGs at the National Gallery in Berlin. The location makes a lot of sense, because obviously great wine has a lot to do with art: it’s not essential for survival in the strictest sense of the word, but it is inspiring, a luxury, so to say, which keeps us alive in the spiritual realm. My contribution to this took place on the weekend, on the Teufelsberg. » Weiterlesen…
Generally speaking Caerphilly doesn’t have a very good reputation in the UK. The blame for this mostly has to go to the large cheddar producers who cannibalized this fairly old cheese and turned it into a fast-maturing, boring cash cow. But there is an alternative, as brothers Todd and Maugan Trethowen demonstrate with their Gorwydd which is based on a traditional recipe, made with very good milk – and considerable talent. » Weiterlesen…
Cheese is a feminist issue. You either have the mammaries or you don’t. As a cheeseaholic myself, I’m ultra-aware of the difference between the sexes – just go try milking a bull, a ram or a billy goat and you’ll get ample proof of the basic uselessness of the male animal in a mammary-orientated situation. This reality can lead to heated arguments with vegetarians who refuse to eat meat, but are happy to indulge in cheese and other dairy products. » Weiterlesen…
I really should be busy at completely different stuff, but an article about dry German riesling in the New York Times just made me push everything to the side. Let me first be clear about one thing: I appreciate any attention German wine gets and I am happy for anybody to discover it his or her way. Well, almost. Because what I don’t like at all (and would have thought Eric Asimov, for whom I have a lot of respect, would have known better) is bringing out the same old, tired lines yet again… » Weiterlesen…
I’m converted – finally. It did take me a long time to join the wonderful chorus out there, and I might not yet be perfect at it – but I’m TWEETING! @heinzelcheese is mostly about cheese, sometimes about wine, and beyond that about food and life in general. Hopefully always in a happy mood and interesting, sometimes funny, but occasionally also sad and angry, because that’s how the big cosmic cheese cookie called life crumbles. And I’m hoping to hear from you, be you cheesy or not… let’s go for it! You’ll find me here. » Weiterlesen…