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Fall is my favorite time of year, with harvest it is also the busiest time of the year. Waiting until the grapes are at just the right composition takes patience. Once the grapes are ready and picked (at the break of dawn) when the weather is cool, the crush begins. We sort, destem and crush the grapes and then allow the skins to sit in the juice and let the magic happen.  Well, we guide the magic a little bit. This is when the color and complexity from the skins influences the juice. Once the macerating skins begin...

So, you want to serve some cheese with wine. How do you know which goes with what? Keep this tip in mind, aim to match boldness of a wine with boldness of cheese.  

Let's look at these broad types of cheese. Fresh and creamy cheese, salty, hard cheese, high fat content cheese, semi-soft nutty flavors and strong, sharp cheese.

Fresh and creamy cheese with a range of textures and flavors can create balance with higher acid wines, light bodied whites, rose` or fruit forward light-bodied red wines. Our Monarch Nectar with fresh Mozzarella or cream cheese/fig...