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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Your Rosé Cheese Tray

June 29, 2021 janet@janetfletcher.com
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Rosé sales are soaring, and I certainly have something to do with that. On warm summer nights, when the sun doesn’t set until we’re well into dinner, it’s the wine I want. U.S. sales volume for rosé climbed 1433% (you read that right) between 2010 and 2020, according to data from bw166, a market research firm. Some attribute this phenomenal spike to the rise of Instagram. What’s prettier than pink wine? Well, pink wine with a cheese board, if you ask me.

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In From: Spain, From: U.S., From: Australia Tags rosé, dry rosé, sales of rosé, cheese for rosé, cheese board, summer wine, wine and cheese, cheese and wine, rosé wine sales, Fleur Verte, fresh sheep cheese
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Your Cheese Dreams Come True

March 3, 2020 janet@janetfletcher.com
California fresh: Nicasio Valley Cheese Foggy Morning

California fresh: Nicasio Valley Cheese Foggy Morning

Can I brag on my state? California is about to host its 14th annual Artisan Cheese Festival, a three-day event that just keeps getting better. (I have perfect attendance.) Cheese fans: Your dreams can come true here. Want to step inside the aging cellars of an artisan Cheddar producer? Or visit three super-hip craft distillers? (There will be cheese. And a driver.) Want to meet the latest rock-star cheesemaker? (Hint: She’s not old enough to vote.)

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In From: U.S. Tags California Artisan Cheese Festival, cheese festival, California cheese, sparkling wine and cheese, cheese pairing, cheese and wine, Petaluma
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Ever So Grateful

November 26, 2019 janet@janetfletcher.com
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As we head into the holiday season, I want to express my gratitude for my readers, my students, my cheese community and all those who make, sell and appreciate great cheese. Despite threats from regulation and industrialization, I think we cheese lovers live in a Golden Age. We have so many choices—a burgeoning American cheese scene and a bonanza of imports—but we have to choose quality or traditional methods won’t survive. Tomorrow, before my guests and I sit down to the turkey, I’ll offer thanks for my family, my friends, my health. But just between us, here are a few other things I’m grateful for:

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In From: U.S. Tags American cheese, French cheese, pumpkin recipes, cheesecake, cheese and wine, feta, cheesemongers, José Andrés
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Myth Buster

April 2, 2019 janet@janetfletcher.com
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Steve Jones is one of the cheese world’s wise men, proprietor of Cheese Bar and Chizu in Portland, Oregon, and a cheesemonger everybody respects. He has been telling me for years that he is going to write a book, and now he has done it, with co-author Adam Lindsley. Cheese Beer Wine Cider: A Field Guide to 75 Perfect Pairings(W. W. Norton) takes us on a tasting journey that upends some conventional wisdom. You might be surprised to learn which beverage he would choose for cheese if he could have only one.

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In From: U.S. Tags Steve Jones, cheese and beer pairing, cheese and wine pairing, cheese and cider pairing, cheese and beer, cheese and wine, cheese and cider, cheese pairing, Cheese Bar, Chizu, Adam Lindsley
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