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May 5 Joint Wine Guild / Cheese Guild Tasting

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*POSTPONED*

–check here for updates on when and where it can be rescheduled–

Maine Cheese Guild and Maine Wine Guild Pairings Meeting

to be held on Tuesday, May 5th at 3pm in Rockport.

The meeting is open to cheese makers and wine makers in both guilds who are interested in learning more about what pairs best with their products. This is a private event, not open to the public, and there is limited space available. Those participating will receive the compiled tasting notes of those who participated, which will include several wine and cheese professionals to help guide the groups through the pairings.

There is a limited amount of space available at the event, so Cheese Guild members who are interested should send an email to erector@tilth.com asap and indicate what cheeses they would like to contribute to the Pairing, and whether they would like to attend. Once the list has been compiled, I will send confirmations with more information.

Both Guilds intend to hold several of these tastings through the year so that seasonal cheeses will be able to be included in this educational exercise for both wine and cheese makers.

Ricotta As Local As Your Kitchen

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Portland Press Herald columnist Anne Mahle writes about how to make ricotta in your own kitchen:

Thanks to the surge in interest in “keeping it local,” good things are happening — to our economies and to the quality of our food.

What’s true for that carrot also is true for fresh cheeses and dairy products. And it’s easy to make your own ricotta, yogurt, buttermilk and even cheeses such as mozarella, fromagina and ricotta salata.

Cheese Aging Booklet Available for Download

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Our booklet exploring and evaluating current options in cheese aging is now available for download at our website: 

http://www.silverymooncheese.com/

The results from the survey are in the appendix.

We are grateful to all of those who provided input and insight, particularly to Hahn’s End, Northland Sheep Dairy and Little Falls Farm for providing narration of what they have done.

I am always so impressed with the willingness of cheese folk to share information.  Hat’s off to you all and happy cheesemaking.

Jennifer Betancourt
Head Cheesemaker and Co-founder
Silvery Moon Creamery

Crafting award winning cheese in a big red barn at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, Maine.