Local Wine Events

It used to be that American cheese was the subject of jokes, not serious eating. Same with American wine. Oenophiles turned their noses up at any bottles that weren't coming from across the Atlantic. All that has changed as American cheeses and wines have had the folks across the Pond looking our way for the past few years. Join American cheese expert Laura Werlin and all around Wine Wise Guy Anthony Giglio for a tasting of some of the best American cheeses and wines you've probably never heard of. A culinary, comedic and platonic double act, what these two people don’t know about American cheese and wine is not worth knowing. Along the way, they will provide the keys to successful cheese and wine pairings. The Festival’s lifestyle seminars are a great place to start or supplement your wine and pairing education.

Menu:

1) Coach Farm “Green Peppercorn Pyramid” (NY)
2) Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company Lillé (VT)
3) Bellwether Farms “Carmody” (CA)
4) Carr Valley Cheese Company “Menage” (WI)
5) Beecher’s Handmade Cheese “Flagship Reserve” (WA)
6) Sartori Reserve “Espresso BellaVitano” (WI)
7) Rogue Creamery “Rogue River Blue” (OR)
8) Cowgirl Creamery “Red Hawk” (CA)