![Date Night](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/236/40062815185_cb2e7a4fa0_z.jpg)
We continue celebrating 5 years of Wine and Cheese Friday with our favorite entries. We chose these entries by the total experience we had during the pairing or tasting. When Maria made her choices she kept changing her favorites but I guess that means we've had some really good experiences!
![Hawley Wine Tasting, Healdsburg, CA 1](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/121/24411962689_be2e10599b_b.jpg)
![Hawley Wine Tasting, Healdsburg, CA 2](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/121/24152831993_e06970a61d_b.jpg)
When we visited Healdsburg at the beginning of the month for the Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch, http://mferraro73.tumblr.com/post/120785672765/sapphire-hill-food-and-wine-pairing-lunch-we-had,
we did a wine tasting at the Hawley Wine Tasting Room (www.hawleywine.com) to start the day. Neil and I have visited Healdsburg a few times and knew there were many wine tasting rooms but it’s so hard to choose when given that many options. We headed over to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce for some advice. The woman there was so helpful! She not only had suggestions for tastings in Healdsburg, but also gave us an idea for dinner, charcuterie, and vineyards North of the area. What a great idea to head there upon arrival to Healdsburg! One of her favorite places was Hawley Winery because they have nice whites and reds and we were all looking for something a little different.
![Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch 1](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/124/24482068590_be21c2727c_h.jpg)
![Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch 2](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/124/24684099291_9387e6a5db_h.jpg)
![Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch 3](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/124/24409943379_fd91630ddf_h.jpg)
![Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch 4](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/124/24149481354_7370328c9c_h.jpg)
![Sapphire Hill Food and Wine Pairing Lunch 5](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/124/24150773073_168512fdc5_b.jpg)
We had some friends in town from Switzerland so we headed up to Sonoma over the weekend. We made reservations for a wine tasting lunch at Sapphire Hill (www.sapphirehill.com) and couldn’t wait to experience it! Sapphire Hill is located in a wine tasting plaza in Healdsburg, CA with around 5 other tasting rooms, so there is plenty of wine to be enjoyed there! This was our second time visiting this part of Healdsburg (http://mferraro73.tumblr.com/post/55233637275/healdsburg-fun-sunday-7-7-its-your-lucky-day) but there is always so much to see and do there.
![Pinot-Vember, Pinot Noir and Camembert 1](https://www.WineAndCheeseFriday.com/media/posts/52/24665292412_73f6aeb679_b.jpg)
Join us in celebrating Pinot-Vember this month! We’ve decided to feature all Pinot Noir wine pairings as a fun theme for the blog.