Local Wine Events

Event ID #235931

Event Details

We will discuss and taste the different cheeses with wines to see how each enhances the other, the choices are:

Humboldt Fog Chevre - California

Humboldt Fog, made by Mary Keens at Cypress Grove Chevre in McKinleyville, California, is a gorgeous young goat's milk cheese sprinkled in vegetable ash and left to develop a pillowy white bloomy rind.

Wine paired-Sauvignon Blanc

Gruyère de Comté- France

Comté (also called Gruyère de Comté) is a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The rind is usually a dusty-brown color, and the internal pâte is a pale creamy yellow. The texture is relatively hard and flexible, and the taste is mild, slightly sweet, and 'nutty'.

Wine paired-Chardonnay

Red Leicester - England

Red Leicester was originally made on Sparkenhoe Farm in 1745. The flavor is smooth and balanced with a mild acidic tang. Wine paired-Champagne

Parrano Gouda (5 month old) - Holland

Parrano cheese is a cow's milk cheese produced in the Netherlands. It tastes mild and nutty, combining salty and sweet flavors. It has a semi-firm texture and a smooth, golden colored paste. Made from pasteurized milk.

Wine paired-Chenin Blanc or Vouvray

Forme D'Ambert Blue - France

Fourme d'Ambert is one of France's oldest cheeses, and dates from as far back as Roman times. It is a pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese from the Auvergne region of France, with a distinct, narrow cylindrical shape.

Wine paired-Sauterne or Viognier