Scratch Wines, Carmel by the Sea, CA

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We were able to visit a second tasting room, during our visit to Carmel by the Sea. Coincidentally, this was another brand we learned about from the Pink Society. Scratch Wines was the featured guest, only days before we arrived in California. Carmel by the Sea isn’t a very big town but Scratch was just down the road from Holman Ranch. During the chat, I had found out that this tasting room is in a shared space with an art gallery, what a great idea! There wasn’t anyone else in the tasting room when we arrived so we had a private tasting with Ally, who happily shared some cheese recommendations to try with the Scratch Wines. Read More…

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: Arroyo Seco, California wine, Carmel by the Sea, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Monterey, Pink Party, Pink Society, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Highlands, Scratch Wines, Sideways Wine Tour, twitter chat, wine and cheese Friday, wine tasting, Wrath Wines

National Zinfandel Day

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This year I created a calendar for all the Wine and Cheese Holidays. I’ve enjoyed seeing each one appear on my calendar and November is going to be a busy month for celebrating! Today, November 18, is National Zinfandel Day. Click on the ZAP website to see where to celebrate over the next few days. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Holiday Tags: Tags: Maria Ferraro Beardsley, national Zinfandel day, pinterest, wine, wine and cheese Friday, Wine and cheese holidays, ZAP

Merlot and Cave-Aged Blue Cheese

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We purchased this Merlot back in June when we visited Wente Vineyard, http://mferraro73.tumblr.com/post/88717310148/trip-to-livermore-part-one-its-been-over-a. Neil and our friend KerryAnn really liked it but I didn’t have a chance to try it that day.

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: blue cheese, cheese, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, merlot, Sideways, trader joes, wine, wine and cheese Friday

Wine and Cheese at Geoff’s

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We went to visit our friend Geoff for dinner over the weekend. He knows how much we enjoy our Wine And Cheese so he created quite a spread of cheeses as an appetizer. He is also in the wine industry and has a pretty nice collection. With all the Wine and Cheese we were going to try that evening, we figured it is only fair to share a few notes.

Categories: Cheese Tasting, Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: 2000 Chateau Clos Les Lunelles, 2001 Oddero Barolo Rivera di Castiglione, 2006 Chateau de Saint Cosme Saint-Joseph, 2012 Domaine Roland Lavantureux Chablis, Ameribella, cheese, Cotes de Castillon, Dancing Fern, double cream Cremont, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Rainbow Grocery, Spanish Grazalema Payoyo, wine, wine and cheese Friday

A Visit Back to Rosa Fiorelli Winery, Bradenton, FL

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During our recent trip to Florida, I planned a trip back to Rosa Fiorelli Winery, my old stomping grounds (www.fiorelliwinery.com). This has been a hard couple of years for them with the owner, Antonio, passing away after his battle with Cancer. They are now following Antonio’s son Sal’s guidance and finding their footing without Antonio.

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: Blanc duBois, Florida wines, Manatee Red, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Rosa Fiorelli Winery, Stover, White Muscadine Dessert wine, wine, wine and cheese Friday, winery transition

The Barrel Room with Sabrina and Geoff

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We ventured out to the East Bay for a little wine tasting over the weekend. Sabrina and Geoff invited us to try a place near their apartment called The Barrel Room,
http://www.barrelroomoak.com . They change themes on a regular basis so you can keep learning about and trying new wines. The current theme is Italian wines and there was also the option to try some Italian small plates.

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: barolo, frappato, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Nebbiolo, slate, the Barrel Room Oakland, wine, wine and cheese Friday

ZinZig and Gjetost

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Neil and I were invited to Jess and Cory’s for a game of ZinZig over the weekend. Just the idea of a board game that involved wine knowledge really peaked my interest. There were a total of 6 of us playing and each couple had to bring a bottle of red wine.

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: blind tastings, cheese, fudgey cheese, Gjetost, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Rainbow Market, wine, wine and cheese Friday, wine board game, ZinZig

Trip to Livermore (Part One)

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It’s been over a year since we’ve visited Livermore, CA for some wine tasting so we figured it would be a great place to bring my friend KerryAnn while she was in town. We chose three places initially but once we started tasting and had some lunch, there was only time to visit 2 of them. We went to one of the bigger brands out there and another place that we visited during our last trip out there.

Categories: Wine Tasting Tags: Tags: 100 degrees, Legacy Flight, Livermore CA, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Wente Grill, wente vineyard, wine, wine and cheese Friday, Wine makers flight, wine tasting

Florida Muscadine White Dessert Wine and Harbourne Goat Blue Cheese

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This week we are revisiting a wine from our past. Florida Muscadine, white dessert wine is produced by Rosa Fiorelli Winery, where I used to work. (http://www.fiorelliwinery.com/) This wine was one of our best sellers because the muscadine grape works so well for a dessert wine! It’s been a while since we’ve had it so I was curious how sweet it would actually be?

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: cheese, cheese plus, Florida Muscadine white dessert wine, Harbourne goat blue cheese, London cheese, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, muscadine grape, Rosa Fiorelli Winery, wine, wine and cheese Friday

Visiting Italy

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It seems that while we were in Italy we mostly drank Chianti. The wines were fine but we were mainly just finding the “house wine” so nothing really stuck out for us. Looking forward to another trip to Italy to seek out some awesome wines.

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: Arona, chianti, housewine, italy, Luigi Guffanti, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Trastevere, wine, wine and cheese Friday