Selling a St. Marcellin in a ceramic crock does not a cheese shop make... So, are there any cheese shops in the city that have their own cave? Or at least have properly aged SOFT cheeses. It seems there’s a plethora of hard...

Pinotage is the best, tho’more expensive than KWV. La Cave Warehouse http://www.lacavewarehouse.com lists Kanonkop Estate 2006 Pinotage. This is seriously good stuff, right at the Pinotage pinnacle and the 2006 vintage was...

, most likely, you’ll get a private tour or even a meal. I’ve visited wine caves in the mountains of Montepluciano reached by ladder, lit by lanterns and sampled the barrels, saw cheese aging caves and sampled cores,...

If you are looking for caves, try Gloria Ferrer. They have a large cave where they age their sparkling wine. Another nice tour near there (no caves) is Cline. Avoid Viansa though, it is a market disguised as a winery (and the wine...

I was in there the other day, grabbing lunch before hiking in Point Reyes. They had a great-sounding sandwich of Niman pastrami (of Wood Tavern fame), cave-aged Gruyere, pickled onions, and Russian dressing. I said, that’s...

It has been a few years, but when we went the greatest experience was at Del Dotto. The guide toured us through the caves pulling wine directly from the barrels with a long glass thief. He had as much fun as we did as he compared...

I recently went to a restaurant in Sacramento that has a fairly expensive wine list and found that they had 1993 Cave de l’Abbé Rous Cuvée Christian Reynal Grand Cru, Banyuls by the glass for 11 dollars. So I ordered it and it...

My wife and I arrive in Paris on Saturday, June 28. As we’ve aged we have come to the realization that a half bottle of really good wine is preferable to a full bottle of mediocre wine. Does anyone know of some wine stores...

Lynette Mosher and Robert Krajewski will open Lily Bistro on May 1 (former site of Amalfi). Plans call for "sophisticated dishes such as moules Provencal, steak tartare, cave-aged cheeses and veal blanquette." Likely early summer...

), not for the thin part (though I really could use it) but more for my health. Aging boomer, you know. As far as they can tell, cave men didn’t eat pizza. Anyway, thanks for the sfingi lesson and recommendation; cave men...

the wheels, though many are pre-packaged. They sometimes have an outstanding brie de meaux, and their cave aged gruyere is great. I do hope you find better options for cheese shops in your area, though.

Over a cheese plate last night at Jardiniere, Midnight Moon cheese from Cypress Grove in Arcata seduced me. I’m in love! Firm goat milk cheese... aged one year... bloomy rind. Tastes faintly of cave aged gruyere but is...

While I feel this is like picking a favorite child, here are my favorites: cave aged gruyere, Cobb Hill, Ascutney Mountain, Jasper Hill Farm Constant Bliss, Hoch Ybrig, Nord Hollander aged gouda and their Pleasant Ridge Reserved,...

, candle lit and the cheese is awesome. And they have viande sechee/bresaola which is a very swiss thing w raclette but is awesome w fondue also. Or you may want to make your own at home- mix cave aged gruyere(40%), cave aged...

's ok but there are other places in Cave Creek/Scottsdale that imo, are much better.. Binkley’s in Cave Creek is outstanding.. Harold’s Corral in Cave Creek is a riot for cheap beer and cowboy flair. Mary Elaines at the...