Emiliana Adobe Rosé and Goat’s Milk Brie

wineandcheesefriday July 4, 2020 2 Comments

Neil and I were really craving some rosé so we headed to the grocery store to see what we could find. There were a few different rosés in the wine aisle but we spotted this Chilean rosé by Emiliana Winery, something new for us, and picked up a bottle. We’ve been enjoying the local cheese brand Quesos QM lately so we figured we could find something by them to pair with our rosé. It feels like it’s been forever since we just sat down and paired wine and cheese. Join us today as we taste Emiliana Adobe Rosé (Reserva) and Goat’s Milk Brie! Read More…

Wine In A Can

wineandcheesefriday January 10, 2020 No Comments

Throughout 2019, we set out to find some canned wines. Yes it’s trendy but also convenient when you’re not looking for a full bottle. Did you know that one can holds the same as half a bottle?

There’s also many times when it’s much more convenient to have aluminum instead of glass, like at summer concerts or while you’re camping. Join us as we explore this “much easier to carry” version of wine. Read More…

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: at a concert, at home, blood orange spritz, Crafters Union Premium Wines, Dark Horse Wines, french 75, Joie de Vivre, on a train, on the go, Original House Wines, Presto Prosecco, Rose, RoseAllDay, sparkling rosé, Ste Chapelle, wine cocktail, wine in a can, yeswayrosé

Milbrandt Rosé, Wasabi Crusted Scallops & First Snow Cheese

wineandcheesefriday October 4, 2019 No Comments

Do you have a twitter account? Do you like wine? Have you ever done a twitter chat? Twitter chats take place for around an hour and a bunch of people get together to discuss a monthly topic. It’s all text, well, except for the #pinksociety chat. They have videos, crazy memes and usually a dance party portion. A very fun way to get together and drink pink wine! I’ve been part of the #pinksociety since it’s inception and another cool part of it, is that you can win prizes, which brings me to today’s #WineAndCheeseFriday entry. Read More…

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience, Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Blue Reef Seafood, Cheese Importers, First Snow, how to, Longmont CO, Milbrandt Winery, Pink Society, recipe, Rose, RoseAllDay, twitter chat, Wasabi Crusted Scallops, Washington wine, wineandcheesefriday, yeswayrosé

Celebrating Rosé Day with a Provence Rosé and a Lavender Cheese

wineandcheesefriday June 7, 2019 No Comments

This wine and cheese pairing began with a cheese. We first tasted the lavender goats’ milk gouda cheese in the Amsterdam Cheese and Liquor Store in Sint Maarten. They surprised us by mentioning that Gouda cheese can be stored for up to 6 weeks unrefrigerated since it is a hard cheese. That was all we needed to hear; we purchased multiple wedges of Gouda cheese to bring back to the US with us. The lavender cheese would be used in a future pairing and the rest would be souvenirs for family. Yeah, we consider cheese a souvenir ? Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Holiday, Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Amsterdam Cheese and Liquor Store, Basiron cheese, dutch cheese, floral cheese, Gouda, Henri Willig cheese, lavender cheese, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, National Rose Day, Netherlands, Pink Society, Provence rosé, Rose, Rose Day, RoseAllDay, Sint Maarten, souvenir, St Maarten, Ste Venture rosé, wine pearls, wineandcheesefriday, yeswayrosé

Wine And Cheese Surprises in Silicon Valley

wineandcheesefriday January 25, 2019 No Comments

When we arrived in San Carlos, CA, for Labor Day weekend, there was no question in anyone’s mind that we’d be enjoying lots of wine and cheese in the days to come. Our friend Kristy, a new mom, had been counting the days until we arrived since her wine drinking had been on hiatus during her “mommy to be” days. She planned a grand wine and cheese feast to start out the festivities with 4 cheeses and a bottle of rosé. Maria and Neil were ready! Such a delicious evening! Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Bay Blue, buffalo milk, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet sauvignon day, camembert, cheese, Cote des Roses Rose, great wine and cheese pairing, Kaasaggio, Mahon, manchego, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Paso Robles, Pelletiere Estate, red wine, Rose, RoseAllDay, savor the flavor, Scratch Wines, Silicon Valley, soft-ripened cheese, wine, wineandcheesefriday, zinfandel

Wines of Instagram

wineandcheesefriday December 14, 2018 No Comments

In December each year, we come up with some wine compilation entries to showcase some wines we tried throughout the year. This year we posted quite a few wines to Instagram that you might not have heard about. If you have an Instagram account, follow us @winecheesefri. If you don’t use Instagram, you’re in luck because you can still see our posts below. There’s even a direct link to each post if you want to read through the comments or see a little more about each one. Read More…

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Dracaena Wines, Paso Robles, CA

wineandcheesefriday October 26, 2018 No Comments

We made a plan to hang out with Lori from Dracaena Wines, during our trip to Paso Robles. She was so excited to show us all the iconic places of the region, and I was hopeful that we’d get to see her vineyard and winery, too. I met Lori on #WiningHourChat and knew we’d be friends once I found out they made a Cabernet Franc. After hearing about their wine for a couple years on the chat, this was the day that I was finally going to be able to taste it. I’m not a Cabernet Franc expert, by any means, but I used to pour one at the Winery Collective and I always enjoyed it. My favorite part about the plan was that we’d get to taste the Dracaena wine next to the vines that produced it. How cool! Read More…

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience, Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: Cabernet Franc, California wine, Dracaena Wines, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Paso Robles, Plummer Vineyard, RoseAllDay, Sideways Wine Tour, vineyard, wine, wine tasting, wineandcheesefriday, winery

Petit Verdot Rosé and Idiazabal

wineandcheesefriday June 9, 2017 No Comments

As we prepare for National Rosé Day this weekend, we brought back a wine we’ve already tried before. When we initially found this wine at West Palm Wines, the salesman suggested we pair it with Idiazabal cheese but we weren’t able to find it that time around. (https://wineandcheesefriday.com/petit-verdot-rose-and-manchego/) Then when we were just at Cheese Please, we found the Idiazabal and the same Petit Verdot rosé. So here’s take 2 of the rosé, this time paired with Idiazabal. #RoseAllDay Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: bacon, cheese, Cheese Please, Idiazabal, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, NationalRoséDay, Pagodel Vicario Petit Verdot Rosado, RoseAllDay, strawberry cheesecake, West Palm Wines, wine, wineandcheesefriday