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You MUST check out our upcoming Italian Wine Spectacular! It was so popular (sold out in TWO hours) that we added a third date: Monday, November 1st. Read more and sign up here.

On September 16th, I was lucky enough to appear on Channel 8’s Let’s Talk Live. I had a great time talking about cheese in general and autumn cheeses specifically. Take a moment and watch!

It’s been an outstanding six years. Whew! Celebrate with us tonight… we’re serving mini birthday cakes all night. There’s also live jazz to enjoy. Also, check out our new cheese class in honor of our anniversary: “Our Favorite Things”.

At a fundraiser last year, my husband and I bid on (and won) a weekend trip to lovely Orange, Virginia. What is in Orange, you ask? Why, Montpelier, home of James Madison, crafter of our Constitution. It took us a while to make it out to Orange, but it was totally worth the wait.

We drove to Orange (about 20 minutes shy of Charlottesville) on Friday morning. Interstate 95, being the ninth circle of hell, was in fact hellish. After much too long of a drive, we finally arrived at Montpelier, which I am still unable to pronounce. I feel like it should sound French, but no one there says it that way. It comes out more like “Montpeeler”, but who am I to judge? We had a private tour with the head of the recent restoration, a charming and uber-knowledgeable man named John Jeanes. John knew all there was to know about Montpelier, as he was the man who brought it back to its early-1800’s glory. He showed us how they figured out what the moldings looked like, how they rebuilt the staircases, etc. It was absolutely awe-inspiring. We even got to hang out for a while in James Madison’s study, where he formulated our aforementioned Constitution. At the risk of sounding totally pedestrian, it was SO COOL!

Check out this month’s super-spectacular deal on this delish wine. You won’t regret it!
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Join us as we learn about some of the greatest American cheeses, our American Blues. We will learn about how blue cheese is made, what makes American blues so stellar (lots of raw milk, folks!), and learn what pairs best with this style.

We will taste 10 American blue cheeses and pair them with 2 blue-friendly wines.

Taught by Cheesetique owner, Jill Erber, the class will last about an hour. Tickets are $35 per person.

Available dates are July 18 (sold out), July 19, August 1, or August 2, all at 7:00 PM.

Click here to get more info and sign up!