WINE AND CHEESE PAIRINGS
1. WINE NAME: Spy Valley Satellite 4. WINE NAME: Arcturos Semi-dry Riesling Black Star Farms GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Sauvignon Blanc GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Riesling REGION: Marlborough, New Zealand REGION: Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, USA VINTAGE YEAR: 2017 VINTAGE YEAR: 2013 RATINGS: WS 90, WE 90 RATINGS: Gold Media Michigan Wine Competition ALCOHOL: 12% ALCOHOL: 12% PRICE: $15 PRICE: $15 PAIRED WITH: Herbed Chèvre - fresh, goat’s milk PAIRED WITH: Comté – hard, cow’s milk
2. WINE NAME: Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les 5. WINE NAME: Whispering Angel Rosé Baronnes Blanc GRAPE VARIETAL: Cinsault, Shiraz, Rolle, Tibouren, GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Sauvignon Blanc Grenache REGION: Loire, France REGION: Cotes de Provence, France VINTAGE YEAR: 2017 VINTAGE YEAR: 2017 RATINGS: D 96, WS 92 RATINGS: JS 92, D 91, WE 91 ALCOHOL: 13% ALCOHOL: 13.5% PRICE: $25 PRICE: $23 PAIRED WITH: Gouda - semi-soft, goat’s milk PAIRED WITH: Gouda - semi-soft, goat’s milk
NOTES: 3. WINE NAME: La Crema Monterey ______GRAPE VARIETAL: Chardonnay
REGION: Central Coast, CA
VINTAGE YEAR: 2016
RATINGS: WW 91 ALCOHOL: 13.5%
PRICE: $20
PAIRED WITH: Saint André – bloomy white rind, triple-cream, cow’s milk
WINE AND CHEESE PAIRINGS
6. WINE NAME: Bodegas Muga Reserva 9. WINE NAME: Gerard Bertrand Vin Doux Naturel Banyuls GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Grenache – Fortified Wine
REGION: Rioja, Spain REGION: Banyuls, France
VINTAGE YEAR: 2014 VINTAGE YEAR: 2013
RATINGS: RP 91 ALCOHOL: 16.5%
ALCOHOL: 13% PRICE: $25
PRICE: $30 PAIRED WITH: Gorgonzola Dolce – blue, cow’s milk
PAIRED WITH: Manchego – hard, sheep’s milk
7. WINE NAME: Chateaux Bonnet Rouge NOTES:
GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot ______
REGION: Bordeaux, France
VINTAGE YEAR:
RATINGS: WE 87
ALCOHOL: 12.8%
PRICE: $18
PAIRED WITH: Comté – hard, cow’s milk
8. WINE NAME: Chateaux Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells
GRAPE VARIETAL(S): Cabernet Sauvignon
REGION: Columbia Valley, WA
VINTAGE YEAR: 2014
RATINGS: WS 90
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
PRICE: $18
PAIRED WITH: Beemster Aged Gouda – hard, cow’s milk