Choice B.C. Cheeses

The best cheese plates, says Alice Spurrell of Les Amis du Fromage, offer a mix of fresh
and aged cheeses, arranged from lightest tasting to strongest. Her locally sourced selections, presented accordingly

1 Washed rind
Red Dawn from Hilary’s Cheese Company, Cowichan Bay
$5.75 per 100 g
Pair with: Light Reds
Tasting notes: “Rich, full-bodied flavour created by washing the cheese with Island-made
blackberry port.”

2 Fresh cheese
Marcella from Salt Spring Island Cheese Company, Salt Spring Island
$7.99 per round
Pair with: Medium Whites
Tasting notes: “A Crottin-like goat cheese with a white mold exterior
and firm, yet creamy interior.”

3 Soft-ripened
Double Cream Camembert from Poplar Grove, Naramata Bench
$5.95 per 100 g
Pair with: Rich Reds
Tasting notes: “Soft and creamy with the full flavour of a soft-ripened cheese.”

4 Firm Goat
Caerphilly from Farm House Natural Cheese Company, Agassiz
$5.95 per 100 g
Pair with: Rich Whites
Tasting notes: “Firm and slightly crumbly texture, with a delicate flavour.”

5 Blue cheese
Beddis Blue from Moonstruck Organic Cheese, Salt Spring Island
$5.95 per 100 g
Pair with: Dessert Wines
Tasting notes: “A fragrant cow’s milk cheese with a gentle blue taste
and a wonderful creamy feel in the mouth.” (Tip: for a dessert course, try it grilled,
drizzled with mango chutney and smeared on baguette.)

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