Best of Wines and Cheeses in Costa Rica

wineandcheesefriday September 19, 2020 No Comments

During our time in Costa Rica (much longer than we expected) we’ve been finding some really nice wines and cheeses. This trip we’ve had more purchasing options since we’ve been traveling around the country more. This has allowed us to find brands and shops that we never visited before. We’re also aware that it isn’t crucial to refrigerate cheese immediately so we’ve been fine taking the chance of driving home with it for a couple hours without thinking twice. Read More…

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Wine and Handmade Cheese on the Train

wineandcheesefriday February 28, 2020 No Comments

Well I promised you a cheese adventure so here goes!

We left Longmont, CO with our cheese in hand on the morning of September 30. We’d be riding the Amtrak train all day (11 hours) heading to Grand Junction, CO so we put our camembert into a lunch bag with some ice. We had already declared it ready to eat but our last few days were a bit hectic so we didn’t get around to eating it. Read More…

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Happy Chardonnay Day

wineandcheesefriday May 23, 2019 No Comments

In order to celebrate Chardonnay Day today, I’ve looked through past WineAndCheeseFriday entries to find those featuring Chardonnay. All of you Chardonnay Lovers out there will be excited to see that we’ve written many entries featuring this grape. We even went as far as creating “Chardon-May” last year and had a month long celebration of this popular white wine. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Holiday Tags: Tags: 2012 Chappellet Chardonnay, Beringer Founder’s Estate Chardonnay, Biltmore Estate, champagne, Champagne Method, Chardon-May, chardonnay, chardonnay day, Charles Smith Wines, Finca Sophenia, Fuzion Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay, husch, kendall jackson, la crema, Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Methode Champenoise, steele wines, white wine, wine holiday, wineandcheesefriday, Woodlands Chardonnay

Chardon-May, Our Favorite Chardonnay

wineandcheesefriday June 1, 2018 No Comments

When we came up with the idea for Chardon-May, I wanted to find wines from less common growing areas than most people are familiar with for Chardonnay. We have enjoyed Chardonnay on many occasions and it is a wine that can range in flavor quite a bit. I was also curious how many of them would be lighter and fruitier than the heavily oaked versions we knew from California. Read More…

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: Argentina wine, australia wine, Biltmore Estate, ChardonMay, chardonnay, Charles Smith Wines, Finca Sophenia, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, north carolina wine, Washington wine, wine, wineandcheesefriday, Woodlands

Chardon-May, Finca Sophenia Chardonnay and Campo de Montalban

wineandcheesefriday May 25, 2018 No Comments

This Chardon-May entry features a Chardonnay from Argentina and a cheese from Spain. We found this wine, as well as the Australian Chardonnay from our last entry at Wine Authorities. Also similar to the previous entry, the cheese is from Whole Foods. I love cheese and they have such a terrific selection of cheeses from around the world there! In order to celebrate WineAndCheeseFriday, we brought in guest tasters, Jo and Francis, our landlords in Durham, NC. They both enjoy wine and figured they’d give wine and cheese pairing with us a try. I didn’t realize Jo is usually an AnythingButChardonnay kind of girl when we invited them up so we’ll see how it goes. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Argentina wine, Campo de Montalban, ChardonMay, chardonnay, chardonnay day, cheese, Finca Sophenia, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, spanish cheese, wine, wineandcheesefriday

Chardon-May, Woodlands Chardonnay and New Zealand Cheddar

wineandcheesefriday May 18, 2018 No Comments

Where do Chardonnay grapes grow? Have you ever looked into it? The more popular areas are California and France, but as you know we like to explore outside the box. As we went through our previous Chardonnay entries we were really surprised to find out that we’ve mainly tasted California chardonnay. We’re taking the opportunity with Chardon-May to try some of those other regions. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: australia wine, Chardon-May, chardonnay, cheddar, cheese, Cheese of the Month, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, new zealand cheese, whole foods, wine, wineandcheesefriday, Woodlands

Chardon-May, Eve Chardonnay and Rocket’s Robiola

wineandcheesefriday May 11, 2018 No Comments

This next Chardon-May entry features the Eve Chardonnay from Charles Smith Wines. Charles Smith Wines is a brand from Washington that features funky black and white label designs. We’ve tried a handful of their wines but this will be our first time with their Chardonnay. Come to think of it, this might be our first time trying a Washington Chardonnay too.* The cheese we’ll be tasting for this entry is from North Carolina, and yup, you guessed it, it’s another one from the Durham Farmer’s Market. We really lucked out with the selection of cheeses available there. We hope you enjoy the second Chardon-May pairing of Eve Chardonnay and Rocket’s Robiola. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Chardon-May, chardonnay, Charles Smith Wines, cheese, Durham Farmers Market, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, NC cheese, Washington wine, white wine, wine, wineandcheesefriday

Chardon-May, Biltmore Chardonnay and Carolina Moon

wineandcheesefriday May 4, 2018 No Comments

How long have you been reading WineAndCheeseFriday? Did you ever read our Pinot-Vember series of entries? Today we begin Chardon-May which will continue throughout the entire month of May. Not only will this be part of another fun set of entries but they just happen to fall within the same month as Chardonnay Day (May 24). Are you ready to learn about Chardonnay from some of the lesser known regions of the world? We’ll begin Chardon-May with the pairing of Biltmore Chardonnay and Carolina Moon, both from North Carolina. Be sure to keep checking back this month for more Chardonnay pairings. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Biltmore Estate, Carolina Moon, Chapel Hill Creamery, Chardon-May, chardonnay, cheese, Durham Farmers Market, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, wine, wineandcheesefriday

Fuzion Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay and Quesos Deleite

wineandcheesefriday January 26, 2018 No Comments

Our quest for new wines continues this week, with a chenin blanc/chardonnay blend that looked like a great wine to try. The cheese we chose to pair with it, Quesos Deleite, is actually made right next door to where we are staying. We’ve seen them receiving raw milk on the loading dock and working away, but haven’t had a chance to go inside yet. Do you like Chenin Blanc or Chardonnay? Have you tried a blend of the two? Read on for our review of this new-to-us blend paired with the fresh Quesos Deleite. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Argentina, chardonnay, cheese, Chenin Blanc, fresh cheese, Fuzion, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Mixtus, panama, panamanian cheese, quesos deleite, white blend, wine, wineandcheesefriday

Steele Chardonnay and Champagne Cheddar Cheese

wineandcheesefriday August 16, 2017 No Comments

We spent a few days in Cape Cod visiting my mom’s cousin, Karen, and her daughter, Lyndsay. It’s fair to assume that we brought along some wine to enjoy with them. We picked out this bottle of Steele Chardonnay when we were at Wine 101 Hamden a couple weeks back. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: cape cod, champagne cheddar, chardonnay, cheese, lake county, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, steele wines, wine, wineandcheesefriday, yancey's fancy cheese