tinker1bell
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Last night Kristin and I took her best friend and her mother to a wine and cheese pairing at Ingleside Winery over on the Northern Neck of Virginia (about 40 miles east of here).
Wow! We were duly impressed. They had three tasting stations set up in the gift shop and cask area. There were tables set up in the two rooms with baskets, platters and serving bowls of breads, crackers, olives, apples and pears, and various nuts. Each station had two wines and an individual plate of cheeses that had been selected to pair with that wine. There was a winery employee at each station with a good knowledge of the wines that they were willing to share if you wished.
The pours of wine were not large, but there was no limit to the number of pours you could receive. I guess that I had about a glass and a half of wine throughout the evening. Since we were there about 3 hours I felt that I was still able to drive. Their wines are remarkably good! I would be happy to order them anywhere and to serve them in my house. The glass was included in the $20 pp cost.
The cheese selections were, for the most part, well thought out, albeit a little on the careful side. There were tasting notes about each of the wines on a sheet given out as you entered, but there were more pictures of the cheeses and additional notes posted around the rooms. No one could complain about the amount of cheese served! Each plate had three cheeses on it and each sample had more than a 1/2 oz. portion of each of the cheeses. So that a total of about 4-5 oz. of cheese. I thought it was a good value! My favorite cheese pairings are marked with italics. Please note that I am a great lover of blue cheeses!
Station 1
PINOT GRIGIO 2007 paired with Tour de Marze Brie, Jarlsberg and Monterey Jack.
CHARDONNAY 2005 paired with Camembert, Jarlsberg and Medium Cheddar
Station 2
ROSATO DE SANGIOVESE 2007 paired with Manchego, Black Diamond White Cheddar and Tour de Marze Brie
MERLOT 2005 paired with Manchego, Gruyere and Jarlsberg
Station 3
PETIT VERDOT 2004 paired with Gruyere, Black Diamond White Cheddar and Tour de Marze Brie
OCTOBER HARVEST (Icewine) paired with Gorgonzola Dolce, Point Reyes Blue and Roaring Forties Blue
Elin, That sounds like so much fun. I too love cheese and wine. I will have to check with our local wineries to see if they do that kind of thing.
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What a way to learn a lesson.
that all recovering DDAers and kidlets are having better days today. 
