Would you like some cheese with that wine?

For the longest time I have wanted to host a wine and cheese party. I decided my 30th was as good a time as any to check it off my list and it worked out well because I didn't want to go out anywhere and leave Keira yet, so it allowed me to stay home and keep the baby at arms reach. 

So then the planning started. 

I spent too much time searching the Internet to figure out which cheeses and types of wine I wanted. But in the end, I think I laid it out as simply as I could so I didn't have to walk everyone through it and made it a more enjoyable experience for myself. Took a lot of stress off and made it feel less like school lol 

So here's what we decided to serve on the side:

-prosciutto (regular and smoked)

-mortadella

-Genoa salami

-Hungarian salami

-whole clove garlic bread loaf

-sundried tomato and herb foccocia

-French crusty bread

-water crackers

-wheat thins

-vegetable crackers

-cheddar crackers

-dill weed and cream cheese flavour twistos 

-two types of oil dip for the bread that I infused with herbs/garlic/balsamic vinegar

-strawberries ,gala apples, green and red grapes

-hamball

-two types of olives

-almonds

-pistachios

-dark chocolate (two types)

-cranberry mixture

The types of cheeses were:

-camambert

-Brie 

-jalapeño havarti

-Gruyere 

-cheddar (old and medium)

-mozzarella

-Swiss

-feta

-Gouda

-herbed goat cheese

The wines were:

-champagne

-Reisling  

-Pinot Grigio

-Chardonnay

-Sauvignon blanc

-Pinot noir

-Cabernet Sauvignon  

-Zinfandel 

-Shiraz 

I wrote the type of wine and drew a line to the corresponding pairings and it was very straightforward and fun to work our way through it all! I totally recommend one of these evenings for your next social event!!

I don't have any pictures of it all totally set up. We put all the food on a big folding table and it worked out well :)