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Hello fellow wine lovers!
I have been managing the group for almost four years now and what fun it has been!
We do all sorts of different events so please do read the details on each event thoroughly.
Most of our events will either require a pre-payment as I will be purchasing tickets or paying venues directly.
Our casual small dinner reservation events will also require a pre-payment to hold your spot which will be refunded to attending members. This is an attempt to eliminate no-shows and have full capacity at our events. Some higher end venues will charge $50 to hold spots so I will increase the amount in those instances.
NOTE: In order to attend events held in private homes (cheese, chef du jour and the like)members must have attended three previous public venue events.
There is an annual fee of $15 to cover the $400 annual fees I incur from Meetup. After covering the Meetup Fees I promise I will spend every dime on items to raffle at events!
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- $69.10
Cheese of the Month & Wine Pairing: October Edition
Location not specified yetIn Pursuit of Cheese: This is the mantra of the Cheese of the Month Club.
Join us as we explore three rare cheeses paired with three wines, some charcuterie, and light bites. Wine will not be known before the event. Cheese tasting notes will be paired with the most appropriate wine to accompany it.
I have joined the Rare Cheese of the Month Club. Additional cheese info and background will be provided the night of the event.
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Featured Cheeses - October 2025- Country:United States
- Cheese Texture / Type:Semi-firm; Washed Rind
- Milk Type:Cow
- Cheese Age:5 months
A semi-firm, washed rind cheese aged 5 months, Pawlet is unquestionably one of Consider Bardwell Farm’s most popular of the cheeses. It has a warm buttery-yellow, creamy paste and presents lactic and herbaceous aromas. The flavors are mild, sweet, grassy, a touch floral and nutty. Overall, we find it very balanced and savory. Consider recommends eating Pawlet with whole grain mustard, toast, and a wheat beer. A sound table, snacking cheese that would also pair nicely with olives and crackers. Read More
- Country:United States
- Cheese Texture / Type:Firm
- Milk Type:Cow
- Cheese Age:9-12 months
Pleasant Ridge is made in the traditional Alpine mountain cheese, like Beaufort or Gruyere, but in a much smaller format (approx. 7 pounds). Aged over a year, flavor crystals have developed and add dimension to its creamy texture. The paste is almost amber in color and the flavors, rich and fruity, almost like blackberries. Sweet grass notes integrate beautifully with rich, slightly salty, fruity notes that linger pleasantly. You’re going to love it. Consider pairing it with a quality aged salami and roasted herbed mushrooms, brandied peach halves, fig preserves or olive jam. Pleasant Ridge Reserve will pain nicely with a crisp Belgian wit like Allegash Brewing’s White or with Moscato de Asti, a refreshing summer wine. Read More
- Country:Croatia
- Cheese Texture / Type:Firm
- Milk Type:Sheep
- Cheese Age:12 months
Most of the vegetation eaten by the sheep producing the milk used to make Paška Sirana is naturally salted by the winds that sweep over the nearby sea water, depositing it all over the island. The end result is a savory salinity that’s nicely balanced by the natural sweetness of the sheep's milk. As the cheese ages 12 months, the paste becomes drier and more condensed, offering praline-like crystallizations. Sweet notes become more pronounced with aging bringing out butterscotch notes. Look for a lingering salty, savory tanginess, reminiscent of a long-aged gouda like L'Amuse. If you care to enjoy it as Croatians do, serve it simply drizzled with a high-quality olive oil. It can also be shaved over salads, and eaten with cured meats and stone fruits. It will pair ideally with dry Croatian red wine like Pelješac, or other dry Merlots or Cabernet Sauvignons. Read More
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Prepayment of $69.10 via the methods listed below, is required for this event. Your prepayment covers three cheeses, a welcome sparkling wine, three glasses of wine, and charcuterie/accompaniments. (Not sure about protein accompaniments just yet!)Important: Please always include a note with your payment with the date and name of the event, maybe an emoji🧀, something so Dawna can easily know where to apply your payment.
No shows or cancellations that I cannot fill from the waitlist will not be refunded. Always a best practice to post a note in the comments section if you change your RSVP so we can do our best to fill your spot.
Event location will be announced to attending members the week of the event.
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Venmo dkbvenmoaccount (last four of cell 2192)
Zelle dawna9999@yahoo.com (Eldringhoff)8 attendees
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