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Blue cheese

Blue cheese's bold, pungent, and salty character requires beverages with sufficient sweetness and body to balance its intensity. Sweet wines create a pleasing contrast to the cheese's saltiness, while rich, complex beers with caramel notes or fruity flavors complement its earthy, tangy qualities.

Course
Cheese Course
Flavor Profile
Tangy/Acidic

Recommended Wines

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D'Arenberg The Stump Jump Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2019

Red

D'Arenberg's The Stump Jump GSM is a classic McLaren Vale blend that showcases the region's warm climate characteristics. This medium-bodied red offers bright fruit flavors with subtle spice and earthy notes, delivering excellent value from one of Australia's iconic producers.

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Domaine Lafage Bastide Miraflors Rouge

Red

Domaine Lafage Bastide Miraflors is a rich blend of old-vine Syrah and Grenache from the rocky, windswept terroir of Roussillon. This wine offers impressive depth and concentration with a silky texture, showcasing the unique Mediterranean character of this southern French appellation.

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Spice Trader Shiraz

Red

Spice Trader Shiraz is a bold Australian red wine showcasing the characteristic rich and spicy profile of Australian Shiraz. This wine typically offers concentrated dark fruit flavors complemented by peppery notes and subtle oak influence.

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Kind of Wild Malbec

Red

Kind of Wild Malbec is a rich, full-bodied Argentine red that showcases the characteristic depth and power of Mendoza Malbec. This wine likely offers a balance of fruit-forward flavors with subtle oak influence, embodying the essence of high-altitude viticulture that Argentina is known for.

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Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximenez - Sherry (Bottle)

Fortified / Dessert Wine

Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximénez is a rich, intensely sweet sherry made from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in Jerez, Spain. This dark, syrupy dessert wine showcases the traditional solera aging system, resulting in concentrated flavors of dried fruits, molasses, and spices. Lustau is a renowned producer known for their exceptional sherries and commitment to traditional winemaking methods.

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Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximenez - Sherry (Case)

Fortified / Dessert Wine

Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximénez is an intensely sweet, dark sherry made from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in the Jerez region of Spain. This fortified dessert wine showcases the traditional solera aging system, resulting in a syrup-like consistency with extraordinary concentration of flavors. Lustau is one of the most respected sherry producers, known for their exceptional Pedro Ximénez expressions that represent the pinnacle of this style.

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Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone Antonio Castagnedi -2020

Red

Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone Antonio Castagnedi is a premium red wine made from partially dried grapes in the traditional Amarone method. This full-bodied wine exhibits rich concentration with balanced acidity and structure characteristic of high-quality Amarone della Valpolicella.

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False Bay Pinotage

Red

False Bay Pinotage is a vibrant red wine showcasing South Africa's signature grape variety. This wine typically offers a balanced expression of the Pinotage grape with modest oak influence, allowing the natural fruit characteristics to shine through.

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Teutonic Raspberry Mushroom Riesling

Teutonic Wine Company

White

Teutonic Raspberry Mushroom Riesling is an unconventional German white wine featuring natural raspberry notes complemented by subtle earthy mushroom undertones. This unique fusion creates a distinctive off-dry Riesling that balances fruit sweetness with umami complexity.

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Teutonic Muscat

White

Teutonic Muscat is a vibrant, aromatic white wine showcasing the distinctive characteristics of the Muscat grape grown in Germany's cool Mosel region. It typically presents a delicate balance of floral intensity and refreshing acidity, with a light to medium body and pronounced fruit-forward profile.

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Gonc Yellow Muscat 2020

White

Gonc Yellow Muscat 2020 is a vibrant and aromatic white wine from the Ljutomer-Ormož region in Slovenia. This expressive Muscat showcases typical floral and fruity characteristics with refreshing acidity that is characteristic of the cool continental climate of northeast Slovenia.

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Emilio Lustau Jerez Sherry Deluxe Cream 'Capataz Andres' Sol

Fortified / Dessert Wine

Emilio Lustau's 'Capataz Andres' Sol is a premium cream sherry from Jerez, combining oxidative aging with sweetness from Pedro Ximénez. This complex fortified wine is aged in the solera system, offering a perfect balance between rich sweetness and refreshing acidity.

Recommended Wine Varietals

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