New for 2011 at The Wine and Cheese Place
Join us each Saturday at our Cheese Counter and taste the weekly pick of a cheese paired with a wine and a beer*. Each Saturday we will feature a cheese in our award winning cheese department at all 3 TWCP locations
and have a wine and beer to taste that we feel is a great match.It will be fun and informal just come in for a taste at the Cheese Counter.
Pairing cheese with wine or beer is an age old excercise and everybody has an opinion. First of all, there are no wrong answers. It is all about what you like. There is no sense in buying a cheese that you don't like because "an expert" said that it is the best match. The perfect match is the wine/beer you like and the cheese you like! But we will hope to give you a few guidelines and ideas to start your journey through the matching process. Join us each week for a new match.
Saturday, March 26 (12-4pm)
Featured Cheese:
Forsyth: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Rock Hill: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Ballwin: no pairing at Ballwin this week
Extra info about Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
The Cabot Clothbound Cheddar won Best of Class at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest! "Each week, 38-lb wheels of Cabot Cheddar are delivered to the Cellars at Jasper Hill in nearby Greensboro, VT to be cave-aged for 10 months. The result is an English-style, "Best of Show" Cheddar with rich buttery, caramel notes that will astound you." - Caboit
Wine: To match with this award winning Cheddar we are going match it with a medium oaked Chardonnay.
Forsyth: Sbragia Home Ranch Chardonnay
Rock Hill: Sbragia Home Ranch Chardonnay
Ballwin: no pairing this week in Ballwin
Extra info about the wine
Sbragia Home Ranch Chardonnay 2008
"About one mile from Dry Creek. this thirteen-acre vineyard benefits from temperatures. that are a bit cooler than most of the appellation. It makes wine that's very aromatic with nice bright fruit. pear and lemon and a bit of minerality on the finish." -- Sbragia
Beer: To match with this cheddar, we are going to use a English IPA..
Forsyth: Schlafly Export IPA
Rock Hill: Schlafly Export IPA
Ballwin: no pairing this weekend
Extra info about the beer
Schlafly Pilsner: St. Louis' own Schlafly makes a great "English style" IPA. It is maltier and not a hop bomb like "American Style" IPA. A perfect match with an English style cheddar
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