Farmstead Cheeses and Wines


An occasional blog from and about Farmstead Cheeses and Wines, Alameda California's choice for fine wines and artisan cheeses. Peppered with comments, Jeff's articles from the Alameda Sun, and photos from Jeff and Carol's travels in search of the best food and wine, the Farmstead Blog is a fun way to keep in touch with the store.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Wine Bar - Paris

Here's Carol at one of our favorite Paris wine bars - simple food and nice wines (mostly from the Loire). Posted by Picasa

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Friday, May 12, 2006

Eau de Stilton

Wacky news from the Internet... Will NOT be available at Farmstead!!

Some say Britain's pungent blue-veined Stilton cheese smells of old socks. But its fans have turned the rare odor into a perfume.

The Stilton Cheese Makers Association commissioned an aromatics firm to create Eau de Stilton, described on the association's Web site as featuring a "symphony of natural base notes including Yarrow, Angelica seed, Clary Sage and Valerian."

"Blue Stilton cheese has a very distinctive mellow aroma and our perfumier was able to capture the key essence of that scent and recreate it in an unusual but highly wearable perfume," said an association spokesman.



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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Vezelay, Burgundy, France

Church detail..... Posted by Picasa

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