{"id":1847,"date":"2011-07-28T15:04:41","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2014-02-17T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T05:47:52","slug":"cheese-charms-as-the-grill-heats-up-and-wines-are-served","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/cheese-charms-as-the-grill-heats-up-and-wines-are-served\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese Charms As The Grill Heats Up and Wines are Served"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nothing beats a barbecue after a day of fun in the sun. But hungry tummies aren\u2019t always patient as the grill gets ready. A tasty Canadian cheese platter paired with some refreshing wine will help keep the wolves at bay. For the main course, I\u2019m going to suggest one of my favourite Mediterranean-inspired meals, Grilled Pork Chops and Zesty Sauce Vierge with Feta. But first, let’s talk about our tasty cheese starter.<\/p>\n

Serve the cheese one at a time, and pair it with the right wine as you go. For starters go with a semi-soft Victor et Berthold from Qu\u00e9bec’s Lanaudi\u00e8re region, and match the cheese’s smooth, buttery and fruity flavours with a light, dry and fruity Pinot Noir from Ontario’s Chateau des Charmes. As a second course bring out a rich and creamy Pied-de-vent from the exotic Magdalen Islands. Complement the nutty and aromatic taste of this veined cheese with a glass of rich and fruity Merlot, such as a Gehringer Dry Rock Merlot from BC’s Okanagan Valley. Finish things off with a sharp-flavoured Ermite, a quintessential blue cheese known for its wonderful spicy flavour. Make sure to pair it with a wine that has plenty of body, like a robust, crowd-pleasing Shiraz from Australia’s Oscar’s Estate Vineyard.<\/p>\n

When you are ready to move on to the main course, you can get the recipe here for Grilled Pork Chops and Zesty Sauce Vierge with Feta<\/a>. This dish will be ready to eat in less than twenty-five minutes, including prep time, and will bring a fresh summery note to your gathering. Stay within the realm of red and enjoy the dish with a supple and fruity Domaine Gardi\u00e9s’ Mas Las Cabes.<\/p>\n

Here’s to a glorious summer full of warm evenings and good friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nothing beats a barbecue after a day of fun in the sun. But hungry tummies aren\u2019t always patient as the grill gets ready. A tasty Canadian cheese platter paired with some refreshing wine will help keep the wolves at bay. For the main course, I\u2019m going to suggest one of my favourite Mediterranean-inspired meals, Grilled Pork Chops and Zesty Sauce Vierge with Feta. But first, let’s talk about our tasty cheese starter. Serve the cheese one at a time, and pair it with the right wine as you go. For starters go with a semi-soft Victor et Berthold from Qu\u00e9bec’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,10,125,177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-cheese-pairing","category-food-wine-pairing","category-wine-pork","category-recipe-pork"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1847"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17842,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions\/17842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}