Wine and Cheese Tastings
The Chefs
A Unique Store Since 1946
Entering the cheese shop is an unforgetable tasting experience for your eyes and palate.
Here you will find a proud continuation of the tradition of 3 generations of " Fromager-Affineur", (knowledge of how to bring each cheese to full maturity in terms of its specific nature and character and have them discovered when they taste like at the peak of their maturation).
Set up since 1995 in a genuine Montmartre cheese shop of the early 1900's, one finds more than a hundred varieties of cheeses. All the cheeses sold are made exclusively from raw milk. The owner constantly crisscrosses the countryside and works ceaselessly to increase the number of farmstead cheeses - cheese made according to traditional methods.
There is a strong committment to the idea of respecting nature and the seasons, because all cheeses are not the same at all times of the year, and some are not produced during certain seasons. Depending on the season, she knows how to choose and select the finest cheeses that she brings to maturity with skills and passion in her cellars.
Her credo : cheeses have to be tasty !. If you taste her "Vacherin de chevre" or "Vieux Salers" or "Bleu de Termignon" you will understand what she means.
Aging Process and Tradition
Providing clients with the excellence of raw milk cheese production is an every day concern. Just a simple glance at the shop, its vintage decor, the displays full of cheeses, the state of the art curing cellars and you will find out that her only aim is to offer exclusive appetizing and tasty products. However, this visible part does not sum up the work.
This strict selection compels significant time visiting cheese producers and farmers throughout the country, some of them known for many decades. It is also important to respect nature and the seasons, because all cheeses are not the same at all times of the year, and some are not produced during certain seasons.
Another principle is to know each terroir, visiting the herds and grazing lands in order to be familiar with the exact origin of each product. The requires walks up the mountains paths, to choose just the right pieces of cheese that will be cured and aged for about one year. Some cooked-curd cheeses like Comte, Beaufort, and Parmesan, after being reserved several years in advance, remain with the producer to be cured.
Once delivered , those cheeses will be matured in curing cellars from 15 days up to several months, depending on their variety. Each cheese is watched closely to determine the precise moment when it should be delivered. Keeping in mind that no cheese improves through being kept too long.
Before or after your trip
French Gourmet Books
Not everyone has the time to pop over to Paris for a cooking class. But don't feel left out. Here is a small selection of books about one of France's most famous products. Cheese
Free shipping on certain books with a purchase over $50
Private Cheese & Wine Tastings
Our cheese and wine tasting session gives you the opportunity to discover a whole world of authenticity and flavours.
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Cheese Cellar Tastings
Learning raw cheese making and its maturing in our cellars, discovering the different families of cheeses, identifying tastes and flavours for each family, and above all waking up your sense through a tasting of 7 seasonal rare cheeses.
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109€pp
Private Tastings
Duration 2 hours
A master 3rd generation cheese specialist , friendly and passionate about her work, proudly continues the tradition of her family.
She offers to share her passion and knowledge with you :
Learning raw cheese making and its maturing in our cellars.
Discovering the different families of cheeses (the different pastes).
Recognizing cheese specialties according to their region.
Identifying tastes and flavours for each family.
And above all…waking up your sense through a tasting of 7 seasonal rare cheeses.
They are combined with original and surprising flavours such as : white wine jam, olive and lemon chutney, fig chutney, gingerbread or quince paste…
These will be tasted with an exquisite selection of traditional breads and an appropriate selection of wines coming from smalls producers
This discovery session lasts 2 hours - It takes place in her cheese shop in Montmartre, Paris
Maximum 10 persons
The tasting is in French or English
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Wine & Cheese Lunch
A French sommelier opens his door to you to indulging in two of France’s most famous products: Wine & Cheese? You will be welcomed by a “flute de Champagne” before being expertly guided in a wonderful tasting experience through a journey of discovery of the French “art de vivre”.
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65€pp
Wine, Cheese and Champagne
Adults 65 €pp Secure Online Booking
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Time : 12:00pm - Duration: 1:30
This new concept of a Tasting Lunch will allow you to learn a lot while enjoying delicious wine & cheese!
1. Wine Appreciation Class
2. French Wine Regions Presentation
3. Food & Wine Pairing Introduction
4. Old World vs. New World
5. A Champagne tasting and 4 wines tasted (both whites and reds)
6. Five delicious Cheeses tasted - Plateau de charcuterie
A day spent in Paris always takes a lot of energy, we’ll make sure you won’t be hungry at the end of this tasting!!
Five wines will be tasted, in accordance with five cheeses. A plate of meat, amuse bouches and a fruit basket will also be served.
This degustation will take place in a parisian loft, you will receive the detailed address in the booking confirmation mail.
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Cheese Lunches for Groups
For your private or corporate receptions, our catering service can arrange delivery, installation, and serving of magnificent buffets centered on cheese, with fresh and dried-fruit baskets, freshly baked breads, wines, floral/leaf decorations, candles, etc.
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CHEESE BUFFETS
Discover a whole world of genuine &exclusive tastes around a superbly crafted buffet focused on cheeses.
The recipes can be inventive as well as traditional, reflecting the public's growing interest in a cuisine that is an alliance between classicism and innovation such as Olives or Figues Chutneys, white wine jelly or Liege syrup subtly match cheeses together with homemade breads baked in a wooden fine.
We invite you to take a look at our cheese delights : Goat cheese sushi with fresh coriander and beetroot, fresh goat cheese with rosemary, skewers of goat crottin with mint and melon, Brocciu bites with fresh basil and white wine jelly. Fresh goat cheese cornets with pistachios and chives, aged Comte and quince paste, Roquefort and gingerbread sushi.
Our buffets can end with our homemade sweet delights such as Fontainebleau (a Chantilly panacotta with a raspberry puree topping) or the Montblanc (Chestnut puree, meringue and homemade chantilly).
We can also provide an excellent selection of wines coming from local producers, our priority being to work hand in hand with valued producers, whose skill has been recognized. Our fancy buffets will bring a trendy touch to your parties.
We invite you to share our passion and the excellence of our products.
However many guests from 20 to 400
THE CHEESE TASTING PLATTERS :
A well-composed platter of cheeses can prove to be an extraordinary gustatory adventure, so the ultimate solution to surprise your friends : the cheese tasting platter.
Flowers are no longer the option, so bring along a delicious cheese platter, or invite your friends for a drink or a cocktail, it's convenient, you just have to taste.
Depending on the season we suggest an original assortment of cheeses matured in our cellars, with the relevant combination of fancy breads and wines.
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Fashion Show, Cheese & Wine Tasting
Join us on Friday afternoon for a live fashion show at Galerie Lafayette followed by a 1 hour 3 wine and 3 cheese tasting at 5pm commented in English.
40€pp
