Ep 145: Cheese and Wine pairings with Jess Summer, Founder of Mouse and Grape (Part 1)

To download the transcript CLICK HERE Today is part 1 with Jess Summer, founder of Mouse and Grape, a luxury cheese and wine hamper company in the UK, and we will be going through her summer hamper which includes canned wines from the Canned Wine Co. We will be looking at the pairings and what process she goes through when deciding what wines she should pair with cheeses, how to taste cheese and wine correctly, and the specific order. You'll learn about storing cheese, the art of cutting cheese up properly. Throughout there will be plenty of perfect pairings mentioned. And Jess will inspire with her story. She is a perfect example of starting from scratch. If you're following your passions, you will achieve success.  If you want to skip ahead: 2.33: How was Mouse and Grape created? 5.45: Studying in wine and cheese 7.33: Cutting cheese correctly 9.07: Storing cheese 12.00: How to taste wine and cheese together 15.03: Discussing how the wines were chosen to go with the cheeses in the Summer Cheese and Wine Picnic Hamper £65 16.41: Pairing The Canned Wine Co Barrel Aged Verdejo with Westcombe Cheddar 23.18: Other wines to go with Chedder 26.05: Pairing The Canned Wine Co Gruner Veltliner with Taleggio 34.05: How lactose changes when cheese ages 36.10: Pairing The Canned Wine Co St Laurent no 4 with Winchester Gouda style hard cheese 39.53: Judging at The British Cheese Awards Visit Jess' website: https://www.mouseandgrape.com/ And email her: [email protected] And if the podcast isn't enough.... Fancy watching some videos on my youtube channel: Eat Sleep Wine Repeat Or come say hi at www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk Or contact me on Instagram @eatsleep_winerepeat or on email: [email protected] Until next time, Cheers to you!