The Wine: This Washington wine from the Columbia Valley has become the standard-bearer for American riesling. The 2017 grapes went through a longer ripening season due to cooler temperatures.

The perfect cheese plate includes a firm cheese, a semi-firm cheese, and a soft cheese. Walmart can fulfill many of these needs. For a good firm cheese, consider Emmi Gruyere Cheese for only $6.98.

How to plan Because wine and cheese can get expensive, it’s best to keep your guest list to a minimum. Once you have your head count, write down a few of the wine flavours you’d like to have ...

Published March 18, 2009•Updated on March 18, 2009 at 4:30 pm Any time is a good time for a wine and cheese party – two great things that go great together. But if you feel the task of picking ...

If you’ve never hosted a wine and cheese party before, don’t be intimidated. Elizabeth Miller, manager at Vintology Wine & Spirits in Scarsdale, has been gatherings friends around grape juice ...

The prices usually run from $2.50-$7.00, depending on the weight of the cheese. Aside from cheese, you can also serve crackers (around $3 from your local grocery), olives ($5.00 for a 10-ounce bottle ...

Wine manager for Spec's Wines, Spirits, & Finer Foods, Bear Dalton, advised choosing a goat, sheep and cow cheese. Widely available goat cheeses include creamy Humboldt Fog and lively Bucheron.

There are four basic categories for cheese: aged, blue, firm, and soft. An aged cheese might be a variety of Cheddar or Gouda. A blue cheese can be Gorgonzola or a tangy Stilton.

Some even offered appropriate price ranges depending on the kind of party being thrown. For smaller events (i.e. a dinner party or a festive wine night), spending between $20 to $30 is a-okay.