There are more than a hundred varieties of goat cheese, but today 14 French goat cheeses have the PDO label. There are goat cheeses in each cheese family, except for the family of pressed cooked cheeses. However, a large proportion of goat cheeses are soft cheeses with a natural rind. Goat cheese usually has a homogeneous texture. The paste can be smooth, unctuous or even melting. In some cheeses, the taste of goat can be quite pronounced, while others will have subtle aromas of nuts or hazelnut, fruity, etc.. The way it is eaten: fresh or warm and its maturity also influence the taste. With time, the character of goat cheese reveals itself more.
Pale salmon in colour, a basket full of freshly-picked summer berries backed by the tell-tale, mouth-watering English acidity – these pink delights are wines made for summer and glorious celebrations. In fact, rosé is likely to become ‘one of the most important styles made in Britain over the next 10 to 20 years,’ as Oz Clark put it in his 2020 book on English wines*. The top examples of English sparkling rosés tend to be made mainly from the red Champagne grapes using the traditional method, wi ...
While preparing to resume its calendar of trade fairs, Vinexposium, the company behind 10 of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage trade events, partnered with market research agency IWSR and its consumer behaviour child company, Wine Intelligence, to issue a report charting the drinks sector’s road to recovery. For Rodolphe Lameyse, CEO of Vinexposium, ‘the last couple of years have been a game changer for the drinks industry’, with structural transformations in logistics, packaging, product d ...
Christmas, famously, is not about religion any more. But as a Decanter reader, you’ll also know that it’s not about giving, family or food either. No, it’s about drink. The one time of year when we get to open the good stuff without anyone questioning what we’re doing. And of course, there’s no shortage of advice as to what form those bottles should take. Every year, hacks in newspapers, magazines and websites tell us how to make the big day go with a bang. But these don’t correspond with the re ...
