An occasional blog from and about Farmstead Cheeses and Wines, Alameda and Montlcair California’s choice for fine wines and artisan cheeses. Peppered with comments, Jeff’s musings and articles in local publications, as well as photos from Jeff and Carol’s travels in search of the best food and wine, the Farmstead Blog is a fun way to keep in touch with the store.
Today, we visit the wineries of Charles Back.
Charles is arguably the CRobert Mondavi of South Africa, producing great wines in a user friendly, marketing-centric environment. He’s the mind behind Fairview, Goats do Roam and Spice Route wineries, and the head of a bustling food and wine empire, producing 25 different varieties of cheese, and [...]
“Cheese is milk’s leap towards immortality“
- Clifton Paul Fadiman
“Wine is the most civilized thing in the world“
-Ernest Hemingway
Here’s some info about Farmstead Cheeses and Wines:
We’re located in the Alameda Marketplace along with nine other fine food purveyors and eateries.
In three years, we’ve become an integral part of the Alameda community, and have become the place to buy wine and cheese.
We have the largest selection of cheeses and wines on The Island [...]
Excerpted with permission from PinotFile, an excellent weekly newsletter on Pinot Noir
Making Sense of Alcohol
Alcohol content in wine, mainly ethyl alcohol, is expressed in percent by volume of the total liquid. Brix (symbol Bx) is the measurement of the ratio of dissolved sucrose sugar to water in a liquid such as grape juiceand is expressed [...]
The editors of the East Bay Express have named Farmstead the Best Wine Store in the East Bay. This is our second award from the East Bay Express, as we were named Best Cheese Store in 2005.
Woot, woot, as the kids say.
shrimp - before Originally uploaded by jeffyd821.
This is a photo from Jeff’s trip to Spain with Jorgé Ordonez. These shrimp were delivered at the winery by taxi - total cost, over 4000 euros!!
Larry Londer (Londer Vineyards) and Jeff.
Larry’s Pinots are among the finest I’ve ever had. Deep rich fruits and high acid.
Boris Badinov, aka Jorge in Jumilla Originally uploaded by jeffyd821.
The famed Jorgé Ordonez on day one of our fabulous, tiring, Jorge Death March. Here we are at Casa Castillo in Jumilla
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