Facts and Tips about Cheese, Including Wine and Cheese

#1 Cheese production and consumption dates back to 8000 BC

Cheese was produced and consumed as early as 8000 BC. Around that time, sheep were domesticated. Its origins are less clear, but some scholars point to the Middle East or Turkey as the place where cheese was first produced.

#2 How to eat cheese fondue

When you are eating cheese fondue, be careful to not be stuffed once you get to the final part of the pot. The so-called “nun” is by some considered to be best part. It is actually a thin layer of hardened cheese, similar to a crust.

#3 Why cheddar cheese is so durable

Cheddar cheese is known to be able to last for a very long time, even years. The reason is that it is low in moisture. Unlike shredded low fat cheeses or other kinds of light cheese in general, cheddar cheese contains a low percentage of water, and is thus very durable. If you take cottage cheese, for instance, it will turn bad very soon because it contains so much water.

#4 How to prevent mold

In order to prevent mold on your cheese, avoid wet storage environments and always put the cheese in a box and seal it. If you also add a little bit of sugar inside the box, you can prevent mold from occurring on your cheese.

#5 Which cheese knives work best?

The answer is: If a knife is too sharp, it will not work as good as a dull knife.

#6  Which Wine and cheese?

This is almost a timeless question. Which wine should you use with which cheese? The answer is not simple, and it depends on many factors, especially your own taste.

But it is essential to remember that if you buy the cheapest wine available, well then you should probably not expect the highest quality. So if the event you need the wine for is important for you, for instance a romantic cheese fondue, you should invest in a good wine. Good wines have the advantage of being able to help release the flavor of the cheese, which is something cheap wines cannot achieve.

There is a basic rule when choosing a wine to go with cheese, however: if you have a strong cheese, drink a strong wine, and if you have cheese that is mild, pick a wine that is also mild. It is paramount that neither the wine nor the cheese is too strong and is the only flavor you can taste when eating your dinner.

But in the end, all formulas and rules do not matter if you do not like a particular wine or if you cannot stand a particular kind of cheese (such as spicy cheeses like pepper jack cheese). In the end, you have to decide on your taste which wine and which cheese work well together.