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A Gin & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

A Gin & Cheese Pairing Guide

Gin varietals range from floral, citrus, herbaceous to juniper forward in flavor.  The spirit is flavored by re-distilling the vodka base with bot...
Posted in Cheese Pairing Guides, Cheese Tasting + Buying Guides

A Seductive Amaro & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

A Seductive Amaro & Cheese Pairing Guide

Left to right: Cynar, Aperol, Strega, Montenegro, Cardamaro Amaro is Amazing with Cheese Our amaro and cheese pairing event with Chef Jenny Dors...
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A Whiskey & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

A Whiskey & Cheese Pairing Guide

Whiskey varietals are dynamic in flavor profile, even within their own categories.  There are a variety of whiskey processes that effect the final...
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Local Beer & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

Local Beer & Cheese Pairing Guide

One of our local beer event partners, Strongrope Brewery, has dived deep with us  on recommended beer and cheese pairings. The secret on how to pa...
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The Fundamental Red Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

The Fundamental Red Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

Red wine and cheese is the classic go-to pairing combination.  The complex flavor profiles of red wines make them a playground for cheese pairing...
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Sweet Like Honey & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

Sweet Like Honey & Cheese Pairing Guide

We teamed up with our friends at Bee Raw to provide you with a comprehensive honey and cheese pairing guide.  We recommend sourcing raw honey for t...
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The Essential Rosé Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

The Essential Rosé Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

Featuring Bollini Pinot Grigio Rosato IGT Summer means rosé all day and what better accompaniment than great cheese.  Rosé wine is characterist...
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Spring White Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

by Jessica Sennett

Spring White Wine & Cheese Pairing Guide

  White Wine + Cheese: An Unusual Love Affair  White wine is not always seen as a traditional pairing to cheeses. The delicate quality of som...
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Interview with a Natural Wine Expert

by Jessica Sennett

Interview with a Natural Wine Expert

What is natural wine and how do you pair natural wine with cheese, especially raw milk cheese?  Through an interview with an Natural Wine Expert we get tips and ideas on what types of cheeses to pair with what types of natural wine.  Read on to learn what makes natural wine so special.
Posted in Cheese Pairing Guides, Meet the Maker Interviews

A Brooklyn-based jam maker gives her cheese, jam, and booze pairing ideas.

by Jessica Sennett

A Brooklyn-based jam maker gives her cheese, jam, and booze pairing ideas.

Jam-maker Candice Ross provides unbeatable tips on how to build your next cheese board.  In this post, we highlight what types of cheeses pair with different flavors of jam and liquors.  From vodka to bourbon to gin to rye, every liquor has a memorable cheese pairing and jam pairing.
Posted in Cheese Pairing Guides, Meet the Maker Interviews

Our Complete Guide to Pairing Cheese and Chocolate (You're Welcome)

by Jessica Sennett

Our Complete Guide to Pairing Cheese and Chocolate (You're Welcome)

Both cheese and chocolate are delicious and complex. Both are maddeningly addictive. They make you feel elated, and are aphrodisiacs.  Cheese and chocolate pair well together and they pair well with wine, beer, and liqueurs.  This a step-by-step guide to pairing cheese and chocolate for your next dessert cheese board.
Posted in Bloomy Rind Cheeses, Blue Cheeses, Cheese Pairing Guides, Goat Cheeses, Hard Cheeses

[Video] Why is American Artisan Cheese Important? And How to Pair It...

by Jessica Sennett

[Video] Why is American Artisan Cheese Important? And How to Pair It...

Join us in a discussion on American Artisan Cheese.  We highlight the American Artisan Cheese movement and why it is important to our local and regional economies.  We also discuss how to pair the featured cheeses with nuts, fruit, jam, and beer/microbrews!
Posted in Bloomy Rind Cheeses, Blue Cheeses, Cheese Pairing Guides, Cheese Tasting + Buying Guides, Goat Cheeses, Hard Cheeses, Natural Rind Cheeses, Washed Rind Cheeses, Waxed Rind Cheeses