Wine and Cheese Pairing #3

This week my friends and I decided to go to the Blacksburg Wine Lab for office hours with Boyer and decided to do a wine and cheese pairing while we were at it. I am now just a few points away from finishing the class with an A, and I can't wait to continue to use my newly acquired wine knowledge in the real world!

Name: Koster-Wolf 

Varietal: Muller-Thurgau

Region: Rheinhessen

Country: Germany

Year: 2017

Price: $17.99

The first wine we tried was a German white wine. This wine smelled sour and very acidic to me. It tasted like lime and citrus. This wine was paired with a sharp green sage cheese. I really liked the pairing. I thought the cheese helped to cut the acidity of the wine and made the wine taste much fruitier and sweeter, and much less sour.

Name: Monte Alegre

Varietal: Rose

Region: Palmela

Country: Portugal

Year: 2017

Price: $15.99

The second wine we tried was a Rose from Portugal. This wine smelled strongly of peaches and grapefruit. This wine was very light and fresh. I could definitely taste the grapefruit in this wine. I typically don't like roses because they are too floral for me but this one was much lighter and fruitier and I enjoyed it. This wine was paired with a smooth sheeps milk cheese. The cheese was very light and nutty and I thought it paired well with the wine. The cheese helped to soften the strong citrus flavors of the wine.

Name: Saltan Tannat

Varietal: Tannat

Region: Campanha

Country: Brazil

Year: 2013

Price: $14.99

The third wine we tried was a red wine from Brazil. This wine smelled very strong and very leathery. I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted it that it didn't taste quite as strong as it smelled. For a red wine, this had a fairly light mouthfeel. It tasted slightly dry and leathery with hints of sour cherries. This wine was paired with a tangy blue cheese. I do not like blue cheese so I did not like the pairing together. I would have preferred to drink the wine by itself.

Also shoutout Boyer for the free wine swag!!