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Cheese Courses

Sonoma Valley Winter Holiday Cheese Course

Created By Sheana Davis, The Epicurean Connection
Simple, easy and complete individual cheese courses to serve at your holiday party!
Complete with wine, ale and cider pairings!

Triple Cream Brie,
Spinkled with Dried Apricots, Almonds
and Fresh Baguettes
Pair with Sonoma Valley Gewurtraminer
or Sparking Apple Cider

Fromage Blanc,
Sprinkled with Pomegrante Kernels and Toasted Pecans
Served with Fresh Baguettes
Pair with Sonoma Valley Carignane or
Sonoma Valley Grenache

Sonoma Cheese Factory Fresh Jack Cheese,
Sprinkled with dried cranberries and drizzled
with Cranberry Honey
Served with Fresh Walnut Baguettes
Pair with a Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir or
a Cranberry Hard Cider

Vella Cheese Company Toma,
Served with a sauté of leeks, garlic and fresh Thyme
Served with Fresh Baguettes or Walnut Bread
Pair with a Sonoma Valley Pinot Grigio,
Sonoma Valley Champagne or Belgian Ale

Blue Cheese,
Drizzled with Blackberry Honey
Served with Walnut Bread or Fresh Baguette
Pair with a Sonoma Valley Merlot, Sonoma Valley Zinfandel or a Chocolate Stout

Raw Milk Cheddar,
Served with Dry Cured Salami,
Green Olives and Bread Sticks
Pair with Sonoma Valley Cabernet or Chocolate Stout





 
More Cheese Courses...
Tips on Creating a Cheese Course

Select cheeses with variety and flavors that blend and make choices that compliment one another.

Work with 3-4 cheeses.
Assemble a cheese course with cheeses from cow, goat and sheep milk cheeses.

Assemble a cheese course with cheeses from one producer, using 3 different cheeses.
Create a theme, such as California, Vermont, Mid West or Pacific North West.

Be cautious with strong cheeses, as they can over power delicate cheeses.

Add in accompaniments, such as nuts, dried fruits, compote, chutney

Serve with breads, crackers, toasted breads, sweet or savory toasts

Pair cheese courses with wines or ales.

Most of all enjoy & have fun!
 

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