Yellowstone Cellars Red Blend and Grindy’s Party Ball

wineandcheesefriday October 29, 2021 No Comments

Shortly after arriving in Billings, Montana, we found out there was a local winery, Yellowstone Cellars & Winery. Then as luck would have it, we mentioned to our AirBnB host about #wineandcheesefriday and he presented us with a bottle from there. Right around that same time, we found a Farmer’s Market, which is one of our favorite places to find cheese. Grindy’s Cheeseballs, had a booth there and they offered about a half dozen spreadable cheese options, so we picked up two different ones. Now if only we could get over those head colds so we could enjoy them! Read More…

Tweetup in Cleveland

wineandcheesefriday October 7, 2021 2 Comments

I always look forward to my #winechats on twitter and Laura is a fellow “winelover” that I’ve been chatting with through the years. She lives in Cleveland and its always nice to catch up when we have those monthly wine gatherings. Read More…

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: #winechat, bubbles, CA wine, cava, Cleveland, Merwins Wharf, Ohio wine, Opal on Pearl, Pink Party, Pink Society, red blend, Rose, tweetup, urban winery, vineyard visit, Vino Veritas Winery, wine and cheese, wine friends, wineandcheesefriday, winery visit

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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A More Tropical Version of Wine and Cheese

wineandcheesefriday January 31, 2020 No Comments

When we arrived in Costa Rica, we spent our first week at the beach in Puerto Viejo. The thing about the beach in Costa Rica, or anywhere, is that it’s hot! A little tricky for me to enjoy a nice glass of wine when I’m sweating so I usually seek other options. A great alternative was the box of Sangria that we found with such a fun label. Then as we continued to look in the grocery store, we came across a new brand of Costa Rican cheese. It was settled, we could still do some wine and cheese in more of a tropical way! Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Pairing Tags: Tags: Costa Rica, costa rican cheese, cow's milk, fruit cocktail, goat milk, Le Chaudron, Puerto Viejo, rose sangria, Santa Sangria, tropical sangria, tropical wine and cheese, Turrialba Volcano, wine and cheese, wineandcheesefriday

Cheddar cheese through the years

wineandcheesefriday November 29, 2019 No Comments

Have you noticed that all of our November WineAndCheeseFriday entries have been tied to cheddar cheese? After learning all about cheddaring at The Art of Cheese we set out to find more cheddar cheese opportunities. At first we thought we’d create two cheddar cheese pairings each with a red or white wine. Then we found out our trip to Rogue Creamery would have a connection to cheddar cheese too. It only made sense to purchase some cheddar cheese while we were there and create a pairing with all our Oregon goodies, too. Read More…

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: Aldi White Cheddar, bacon cheddar, Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, champagne cheddar, cheddar, cheese, Fiscalini Bandaged Cheddar, Grafton 2 year Cheddar, NY cheddar, wine and cheese, wineandcheesefriday

Introduction to Hard Cheeses at the Art of Cheese in Longmont, CO

wineandcheesefriday September 27, 2019 2 Comments

When we chose to come out to Longmont, CO, we had no idea that there would be a cheese school 15 minutes from our rental. What an amazing bonus for our stay here! Neil and I have “dipped our toes” into cheesemaking but just handful of times so when we found out we could attend Cheesemaking classes, we figured it was our duty as cheeselovers. Our friend Jinnee was in town when the class occurred, so we all attended together. Jinnee said, “I love hanging out with you guys, we always eat so well!” Read More…

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Grilled Cheese Day

wineandcheesefriday April 11, 2019 No Comments

posted last year on our Facebook Fan Page

Today is Grilled Cheese Day so I searched online for the best place in Durham, NC to get a grilled cheese. Once I confirmed that we could turn them into gluten free treats, we chose Toast Paninoteca. Read More…

Categories: Wine and Cheese Holiday Tags: Tags: crostini, Durham NC, FB Fan Page, gluten free available, Grilled Cheese Day, italian wine, La Calle di Cotocci, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, Toast Paninoteca, Toscana, wine and cheese, wineandcheesefriday

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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Watch me taste Wine and Cheese, Live!

wineandcheesefriday September 16, 2016 No Comments

Have you ever tasted wine with Maria and Neil? Maria will be taking part in a live Wine and Cheese Pairing this coming Sunday, 9/18 at 830pm Eastern Time. Would you like to watch? Click this link for your free ticket, https://firetalk.com/events/rkAH1kBn We’d love your support for WineAndCheeseFriday!

Categories: Other Wine and Cheese Experience Tags: Tags: cheese, firetalk, livestream, Maria Ferraro Beardsley, wine 101 show, wine and cheese, wine tasting, wineandcheesefriday