The cheesy barber of Barbaresco
Sunday, August 26th, 2007I wanted Bresse Bleu but I just can’t find it in the UK, so I settled for second best, Cambozola, which is a German Cheese available at any supermarket.
For me, eating a German Blue “Brie” is just plain wrong. It must be like eating a Dr Oetkers Pizza (you really are having a laugh – An Italian product, made in Germany and sold in England – ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha). I’ve never tried it but surely nobody buys that marketing line? Have you seen the TV ad? A loving couple on a first date sat on a suspension bridge in the open air at a fully set table, eating a pizza made in Germany, approximately 1.3 miles from the nearest oven. I haven’t laughed so much since I found www.hugeurl.com – waging the war against brevity.
But sometimes we can’t always get what we want, so we have to settle for second best. In my case I can’t afford a decent Barolo so I sampled a bottle of Langhe Nebbiolo de Forville Barbaresco 2005 as my second best. After tasting the wine I guessed it was from a supermarket at about £4.99. In fact, online, I found this wine at Majestic at a whopping £7.99.
 
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