- Drink
- Sancerre or another crisp SauvignonGoat's milk wants acidity, not weight; Sauvignon's grassiness meets the bloomy rind.
- Driving
- Green teaSharp and grassy, on the same axis.
- Eat with
- Fresh baguette, and a crisp appleBloomy rinds are rich and complete; good bread carries them and tart fruit resets the palate.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Bouton de culotte on Wikidata
- Drink
- Sauvignon BlancThe standard answer to fresh goat: acid against lactic tang.
- Driving
- Elderflower cordialFloral and sharp.
- Eat with
- Toasted bread, honey and thymeFresh goat is lactic and sharp; a little honey rounds it without hiding it.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Clacbitou on Wikidata
- Drink
- Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist aleA pungent washed rind overpowers most reds. An aromatic white or a yeasty strong ale meets it instead.
- Driving
- Strong dark-roast coffeeOne of the few drinks with enough presence not to be flattened.
- Eat with
- Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichonsThe pungent ones want starch to carry them and vinegar to cut them, never sweetness.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Petit Gaugry on Wikidata