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Valençay Plus Wine
Classic wines and bold options to pair with Valençay cheese
Thanksgiving Wine Pairing
No single wine pairs perfectly with the Thanksgiving meal, but many styles can shine on your table
Torrone, The Sicilian Not-Too-Sweet Treat
Caffè Sicilia’s exquisite torrone is my new holiday staple.
Salumi from Journeyman Meats
Small-batch salumi from Sonoma County
Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam Triple Cream
A dense, fudgy, buttery button made from organic milk
Blue Ledge Farm Crottina
Tangy bloomy-rind goat’s milk cheese from Vermont
Champlain Valley Creamery Triple Crème
A creamy, buttery, bloomy button made from organic milk
Cypress Grove Midnight Moon Goat Gouda
A nutty goat’s milk Gouda, made in Holland and aged for a minimum of six months
Pancetta from A Small Good
Wild-fermented, cultured with koji, and cured on the bone, this pancetta adds soul to braises, soups, and stews
Green Mountain Blue Cheese Boucher Blue
A mild and nutty blue from Vermont
Sweet Rowen Farmstead Storm and Mountain Ash
Two dense, buttery, bloomy-rind cheeses from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom