The Wine & Cheese of Italy: Off the Beaten Path in New York

by Mara Hernandez-Capili

Italy is the country known for its good taste, fine gourmet, romantic places and great Italian cheeses. We are knowledgeable of Mozzarella and Parmesan- two great cheese varieties that only came from Italy. Italy is agreat city to be it is even one of my "must-go to" travel destinations. Apart from all of these there is still one reason why you should love Italy and this: the Italian cheese and wine combo.

At New York, New York there is a festival that will celebrate the wine and cheese of Italy. The festival is entitled: "The Wine & Cheese of Italy: Off the Beaten Path." The festival will feature 8 different kinds of wine and 6 different kinds of cheeses. These varainats will be the examples for the wine and cheese tasting class. The event will feature two respecatble persons on the industry: Dilek Caner and Chris Munsey.

Caner will introduce the fine grape variety of Italy that makes their wine taste so good. Munsey on the other hand will discuss the concept of artisanal cheeses and how they differ to commercially produced cheeses. One interesting class that Munsey likes to talk about in his class is the art of Cheese tasting. Munsey on the other hand will give lectures on the concept of artisanal cheeses and how they differ with commercially produce cheese variations.

Basically you can pair cheese and wine depending on their taste. It is likely that a wine can be paired up with a cheese from the same region that it's made. Also, soft and light cheeses are usually paired with light and white wines. Heavier, darker and nuttier flavor of cheese is great to compare with darker and bolder wines. The general guide is Light to light .

A Cheese clock is a cheese plate that is fun to place together. It is achieved through putting different types of cheeses on a huge plate following a quadrant which houses the 4 types of cheeses. Start your cheese clock from the bottom or the 6 o clock quadrant and work your way up, gradually increasing the boldness and heaviness of the cheese.

About the Author:

Mara Hernandez-Capili is a writer and a researcher on events in Travel and Leisure. Visiting events such as craft fairs will open one's spirit on the beauty of the world beyond home's borders. If youre staying in the US, the author suggests checking out craft shows for entertainments to make your stay worthwhile.

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