Good
Cooking's Cheese Shop
Examples of French Cheese you can buy
through Good Cooking---You will be directed to igourmet.com to actually make
your selection and purchase. After the order is complete you may
return to Good Cooking simply by closing your browser's window.

Brebicet
Price: $4.95 Weight: 125
grams
Made entirely from ewe's milk, Brebicet is as
creamy and smooth a cheese as you will find. Its flavor is addictive and
savory, combining strength and mildness in a supple paste that melts in
the mouth. Brebicet is a great cheese for all occasions. Offer it up as a
little treat, served with special bread (walnut, currant loaf, etc.), and
with fresh or dried fruits.

Cremoulin Boite
Price: $9.95
Weight: 12 ounces
This cheese is of the Vacherin Mont
d’Or type, a rich, runny cheese that is so soft it almost has to be
spooned out of its container. Like Vacherin, Cremoulin is made in the
autumn and winter from the milk of cows fed on cold-weather vegetation,
such as hay, grain, and silage. The tradition of making this cheese arose
from the fact that Alpine winters in France and Switzerland eliminated the
possibility of daily milk deliveries. Therefore, families began making a
small cheese at home that they could eat between deliveries. Because the
cheese was so soft, they wrapped its perimeter with strips of bark to
prevent it from collapsing at the peak of ripeness. A traditional Vacherin
weighs five to seven pounds. This Cremoulin weighs only 12 ounces and is
packaged in a unique cardboard box. The cheese is traditionally served at
Christmas time, and this size makes a simple, easy presentation. Simply
plunge into the cheese with a spoon or a knife and spread the oozing
interior on a piece of crusty bread. The cheese is a bit pungent, but it
tastes quite mild and creamy.

Morbier
Price: $7.95 Weight: 1
pound
The first wheels of Morbier ever
produced were made from milk leftover from Gruyere de Comte production.
The cheesemaker would press the leftover curd from the evening production
of Comte into a mold and cover that curd with a thin layer of ash to
prevent it from drying out. The next day he would press the leftover
morning curd on top of the ash. The result is a two-layered semi-soft
cheese with a complex fruity flavor and a slight tang. The two layers of
the cheese have slightly different flavors, with the layer from the evening milking tasting fruitier than that from the morning milking. The
ash not only separates the two layers of the cheese, it also serves an
aesthetic purpose as it makes a dramatic presentation. Morbier is made
using raw cow’s milk and has a complex, bold flavor. The yellowish-ivory
interior of the cheese has a smooth texture and is wrapped inside a
creamy-brown crust. The cheese pairs well with any of our French
Saucissons or is great on a sandwich made with a crusty bread. It also
melts beautifully.
Made from unpasteurized cow's milk
Saint Albray
Price: $11.95 Weight: 1
pound Invented in 1976, Saint Albray comes from the
Aquitaine region of France. A soft, creamy Camembert-like cheese, it has the
same attributes, but is not quite as strong. Made with pasteurized cow's milk,
this popular cheese is ripened for 2 weeks and formed into a shape not unlike
the head of a flower with each "petal" forming a half pound of cheese. The
"petals" are formed around a disk, when removed, it creates a hollow center
giving the impression of the center of the flower. Saint Albray slices
beautifully and when the whole wheel is displayed, this cheese makes an
attractive centerpiece to a table. Saint Albray is mild and moist, but still
retains it's body despite its creamy nature.


French
Cheese Assortment Price: $27.95 Weight: 2 pounds
When the word cheese is mentioned, most of us immediately think of
France. We can't help it; it's a knee-jerk reaction. As excellent as are
the hundreds of cheeses that originate from all corners of the globe,
France is always the first country the comes to mind when discussing
cheesemaking.
Our French Cheese Assortment
captures a good bit of French cheese culture with the four cheeses listed
below. One is of the "stinky" variety, one is a triple-crème,
one is a chèvre, and one is a mountain cheese from the Alps.
 | Buche Chevre:
This classic French goat cheese is slightly aged, giving it a lot of
character. Formed in the shape of a log (Buche is French for log),
enjoy this cheese on salads, as a snack, or with fruit for dessert.
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 | Chaource:
This decadent triple-creme is delicious at any stage of ripeness and
has a slight mushroom scent with a rich, creamy flavor.
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 | Epoisses:
This "stinky" cheese has a pungent aroma and rich, creamy
interior. Epoisses has an edible reddish-brown crust with a creamy,
pale interior. The entire cheese is bathed in a light liqueur that
adds extra flavor.
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 | Gruyère de Comté:
Created by local villagers in alpine dairies called "Fruiteries",
its milk comes only from Montbeliarde and Tachete de L'est
cows. Each 70+ pound wheel of Comté is aged for at least six months,
resulting in a sweet and nutty masterpiece! |
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A few sites that have very good information---
The Pocket Wine List---Wine review website and book that helps you find the
perfect wine, every time. Wine listing of over 1700 top-rated
wines under $30 a bottle.
Local Wine Events.com is a free service allowing Retailers, Restaurants, Vineyards, Wholesalers, etc., to post information about Wine/Spirits/Beer/Food events with a link back to their own
website for more information.
The Best Spanish Wines searcher is a guide where you can find an enormous amount of
useful information. Use Best Spanish Wines Searcher to track down best prices on fine wines. Results from
the database will be displayed, along with grape, place of origin, price, type, rating and details about the wine area.
Search by name, grape, place of origin, price, type, and rating. Also includes details about regions of production and contact information for the
producers.
WineRelease.com informs wine
enthusiasts about upcoming US wine release dates and has over 640 wineries that
have responded with their release information.
Wine Searcher, Wine Searcher is
a searchable collection of 300+ wine merchants price lists. It is the
easiest way to locate hard to find wines and to compare prices! Good Cooking recommends a visit to this very good site!
Publications, Newsletters and other Wine Thoughts!
Continuation of Publications, Newsletters and other Wine Thoughts!
 | Affairs of the Vine -
interactive seminars, tastings and food & wine pairings to increase
participants' knowledge and appreciation of wine. |
 | AuctionVine - bid on rare wines from
the finest winemakers in the world. |
 | Aurélien Grenouilleau S.A. - a Bordeaux
Wine Negociant since 1820 situated between Monbazillac and Saint-Emilion. |
 | Australian Wines
On-line - extensive coverage of the Australian wine industry. |
 | Bloodwood - pioneering winery in
the emerging Orange region of Southern Australia. |
 | Buyers and Cellars Wine
Consultants - basic wine information, lectures, answers to your wine
questions and more. |
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BWC Fine Wine
Auction - multiple categorized auctions conducted by the Brentwood Wine
Company. |
 | California Wineries Mall - they claim
to be the most comprehensive guide to California wineries on the Internet. |
 | Carabella Winery - a self
described "virtual winery" high on the side of Parrett Mountain in
Oregon's Willamette Valley. |
 | Cataroise du Comte de
Fontseranne - a natural, traditional Aperitive from Beziers, Hérault,
Languedoc (in French only). |
 | CellarExchange - a free wine
auction and cellar exchange network. |
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Charles Sturt
University Winery - wine and food research center. |
 | Château Carsin - a winery in the
traditional heartland of Bordeaux. |
 | Château Haut-Brion - the only first
growth in Graves. |
 | Christoph's Quarterly - the wine
critic of The Philadelphia Sun publishes a quarterly review of the good
life. |
 | Classical Wines - an importer of
"quality, individual family vineyards in Spain |
 | Corkscrew Directory -
everything you ever wanted to know about corkscrews. |
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Der
Hevener Weingarten - Wines from Baden (Germany) and from Switzerland, Italy,
France and Spain (German site in German only). |
 | Dino Limiti - producer of
white wines in the medieval hill top town of Marino, just south of Rome. |
 | Domaine St. George - a traditional
winery located in the hills above the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg,
in the heart of Sonoma County. |
 | Domaines Bunan - the Bunan family
vineyards in the Bandol appelation of Provence. |
 | ERAuctions & Richardson's Wine
Auctions - Australian wine auction site, Grange prices and other useful
information. |
 | Executive Wine Seminars - "The
Siskel and Ebert of Wine" educate about wine while entertaining their
corporate clients through custom seminars, tastings and dinners. |
 | Foreningen Munskankarna Sweden -
Scandinavias' biggest winetasters organization (in Swedish only). |
 | France in Your Glass - escorted wine
country vacations to France. |
 | Gayot Publishing - A comprehensive site on
restaurant and dining options in the U.S. and the world. Publishers of the
GaultMillau and other guides. |
 | Inside Wine Network - demystifying
the wine industry and their products for the consumer. |
 | International Wine
& Food Society, Alaska Branch - also check out Dr. Gerster's Home Page. |
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International
Wine & Food Society, Helsinki Branch - one of 140 branches in 40
countries throughout the world. |
 | Into Wine - a very attractive and
comprehensive source of wine information. |
 | Jane Brook Estate Wines - producer
of premium wines in Western Australia and the first Australian winery on the
Internet (June, 1995!). |
 | John Roberts Wine Books
- out-of-print, scarce and rare wine books. |
 | Koppe & Partner - Germany's first
auctioneer offers the "world's finest and rarest wines" via live
auctions and the Internet. |
 | Les Kincaid's Lifestyles -
Food...Wine...Golf. Author: Never Trust A Skinny Chef. |
 | McDowell Valley Vineyards -
California-grown Rhône varietals. |
 | Mendocino Winegrowers Alliance - wine
producers along California's Redwood Coast. |
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MikeL's Washington
Winery Guide - Washington State wines. |
 | Munslow's Fine Wines - mainly New
Zealand and Australian wines, monthly wine newsletter. |
 | Naked City Wine - fine, rare
and collectable Australian wine. |
 | Net Food Directory - 'a periodic
review of some of the best food websites'. |
 | NovusVinum - handcrafted and unusual
wines. The site offers tasting notes, wine events and links and travel news. |
 | Passport Wine Club - this wine club
publishes a free Ezine. |
 | Passport Wine Club - unique and exciting
wine by mail. |
 | Portugese Wines - a non-commercial
source of information about Portuguese wines and the winemaking regions in
Portugal (Portugese site, in Portugese). |
 | Prime Wines - matching individual
tastes with unique, top quality wines and exceptional value. |
 | Riedel Crystal - "I know of
no finer tasting or drinking glasses than the Sommelier Series glasses from
Riedel." Robert Parker, Parker's Wine Buying Guide. |
 | Rouge & Blanc -
Quality French Wines direct from the associated wineries |
 | Sam's Wines & Spirits - the
Chicago-based wine superstore, perhaps the world's largest. |
 | Seismo-Zombie Wine Page - amateur wine
reviews 'for the average everyday drinker like you and me'. |
 | South African Wine - a comprehensive
guide. |
 | Steve O's California
Wine Touring Guides - the online travel guide to California's wine producing
regions. |
 | Sydney International Wine
Competition - a professional judging to help consumers make intelligent
choices when seeking quality wines to complement their food. |
 | Tablewine - a non-commercial site that
discusses and reviews affordable wines for everyday drinking. |
 | TasteTour - guides to wines, seminars,
wine tastings. |
 | TBM's Wine Links |
 | The Culinary Connection - a
comprehensive food and wine site for the professional. |
 | The French Wine Collection -
purchase wines from many regions of France from this UK-based site. |
 | The Pinotage Club -
for aficionados of wine made from the Pinotage grape of South Africa. |
 | The Wine Barrel Plus - An extensive
searchable inventory of fine wines. Also specialty beers, home brewing and
wine making supplies, fine cigars, and hot sauces . |
 | Tirotaps Club amateur d'Oenophiles
Carcassonnais - Society of french wine tasters, Champion de France des clubs
de Dégustateurs 98 (French site, in French only). |
 | Toby Bailey's Tasting Notes - a
well known wine site maintained by two British wine-lovers. |
 | Tom Cannavan's Wine Pages - tastings,
articles, information and links (Scottish site). |
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Too Many
Wine Labels - view wine labels from around the world. |
 | Transtherm Wine Cellars -
'state-of-the-art refrigerated wine cabinets'. |
 | Travel Envoy's Wine Guide -
another great reference site with extensive, well catalogued information
about wineries around the world with links to those that have a web site. A
must visit. |
 | Travelfood - food, wine, travel,
recipes and tips. |
 | UC Davis Department of
Viticulture & Enology - the sciences of viticulture and Enology live
here. |
 | VinForum - all about wine and companies
involved in the Danish wine market (Danish site, in Danish). |
 | VinoNet - comprehensive treatment of
German wines and some of the best producers. |
 | VinoSearch - a database of winery web
sites searchable by name or location. |
 | Vintners.com - The Global Wine, Spirits
& Beer trade directory with links categorized by type and geography. |
 | Weisinger's Winery - a small family
owned and operated winery located near Ashland, Oregon. |
 | West Coast Wine Network - wine
discussion groups along with interactive polls and articles about wine and
Brad Harrington's wine links. |
 | Wine & Dine E-zine - the
electronic magazine for lovers of wine, dining and travel (published in the
UK). |
 | Wine Accessories Unlimited - their
name is an apt description of the site. Even a source of wine shipping
containers. |
 | Wine and Dine Tours - Napa
Valley tours and events by former Napa Valley chef, David Mitchel |
 | Wine Country Companion - information
about wine, food and travel in the Northern California Wine Country. |
 | Wine Country of Missouri - the definitive
source of information about Missouri wines and its wine country. |
 | Wine of the Month Club -
internationally selected wines from two separate award winning boutique
vineyards shipped each month. |
 | Wine on the Web - an independent
magazine with audio which recommends wine for most budgets. |
 | Wine People - Arthur P. Johnson's
"online hangout for wine interviews, reviews, rants and a torrent of
other wine wisdom to impress other wine geeks, bore your spouse and alienate
your friends". |
 | Wine Search Online - A
searchable, categorized index to wine sites. |
 | Wine Searcher - the wine shopping
portal with listings of over 150,000 wines from nearly 350 web wine
merchants. |
 | Wine Skinny - comprehensive coverage
of wine and wine-related topics. |
 | Wine Society of Texas - A
statewide group dedicated to enhancing the appreciation of wine, especially
Texas wines. Links to many Texas wineries. |
 | Winebid.Com - the first online wine
auction house. |
 | Winecountry.Com - California wines. |
 | Wines Across American - an
state-by-state index of wineries across the US. |
 | Wines from Austria -
comprehensive treatment of this country's wine. |
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