The Cheese and Wine Festival 2012
Grilled, Blue, Goat's, Raw, Baked: the ultimate festival for Curd Nerds returns this Autumn, from the 12th - 14th October 2012, as London's Southbank Centre once again play host to The Cheese & Wine Festival.
Celebrating the ultimate coupling of cheese and wine, this autumn's festival will not only feature Master of Wine Tim Atkin, who will be running tutored wine tastings, but also cheese guru Patricia Michelson and a host of chefs demonstrating their favourite cheese recipes and key note speakers.
New for this year will be the Scandinavian Cheese Feast cooked by renowned author and Chef Trine Hahnemann.
The communal dining experience will be a three course cheese inspired meal taking diners on an artisan tour and illustrating the new and tasty cheeses being produced from both cow, goat and sheep's milk in Scandinavia.
The £35 menu will be matched with craft beers and local cherry wine, highlighting how Scandinavians eat cheese differently to the rest of Europe - even differing from their own region to region!
Over 45 stalls will be providing visitors with the opportunity to taste artisan cheese and dairy in all its forms, (including cheese macarons, grilled cheese and tartiflette), shop for foodie gifts, choose from a selection of hot food with cheese, and of course find their ideal wines, from as far afield as Italy, Australia and South America.
The Cheese & Wine Festival will be open from 10am-8pm, Friday and Saturday, and 10am-6pm Sunday.
Admission is generally free, but some tastings will be ticketed and require pre-booking and payment.
A full programme and tickets will be available from www.cheesewinefestival.com.