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Wine and Cheese Pairings How-to, Paso Robles Edition

How-to pair wine with the seven major categories of cheeses, with specific wines from Paso Robles, California as examples
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: wine and cheese, wine tasting

Materials

Wines

  • 1 bottle Desparada Wines 2019 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc
  • 1 bottle Field Recordings 2020 Domo Arigato, Mr. Ramato
  • 1 bottle Sans Liege Groundwork 2020 Counoise
  • 1 bottle Austin Hope 2018 Grenache
  • 1 bottle J Lohr 2019 Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1 bottle The Fableist 2020 Pinot Noir Fable 774 The Silkworm and the Spider
  • bottle J. Lohr 2018 Arroyo Seco Late Harvest Riesling

Cheeses

  • 8 ounces Fresh cheese: Stepladder Creamery Fromage Blanc
  • 1 4 ounce wheel Bloomy-rind cheese: Stepladder Creamery Ragged Point Triple Creme
  • 1 wedge Semi-firm cheese: Stuyt Dairy Farmstead Gouda-style Cheese
  • 1 4 ounce wedge Firm cheese: Stepladder Creamery Paso Vino
  • 1 wedge Hard, aged cheese: Fiscalini Farmstead San Joaquin Gold
  • 1 wheel Washed-rind cheese: Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk
  • 1 wedge Blue cheese: Point Reyes Farmstead Bay Blue

Instructions

  • Build cheese board around selected cheeses
  • Pair wine to cheeses according to Guide