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Article: The Cheese Course: Cheese and wine: A seductive marriage of flavors
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- September 10, 2008
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When what you're drinking melds with what you're eating,
something magical takes place in your mouth in terms of a sheer
sensory experience. I saw the light when I was sitting at the table
with friends finishing a fabulous seven-course Italian spread.
Sylvia, our hostess, placed a small, etched glass of Vin Santo
before me accompanied by a piece of biscotti and a small wedge of
Gorgonzola. I wasn't particularly keen on sweet wines - or blue
cheese, for that matter - but I thought, when in Rome, do as the
Romans do. The flavors danced together, with one spiraling into the
other. It tasted so good it hurt. Cheese and wine have been consumed
together for thousands of years, and yet, for the ...
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