Wine & Cheese Pairing Experience With local Cheesemonger Rachel Freier of The Cheese Club

Damiani Wines paired with cheeses from around the world with an emphasis on Summer seasonality and the meaning of Spring and Summer in cheesemaking. A sensory experience with an educational side-effect!

Rachel is an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional. She will talk about microbes, cheese rinds and how to cook with cheese for as long as you will let her. Rachel was part of the 2012 opening crew for the West Village staple, Murray’s Cheese Bar, on Bleecker Street where she developed their cheese and beverage program over the course of four years. There she created the acclaimed Monger’s Table dining experience: a 10-course cheese dinner menu paired with unique beverages and cider. Her love of cider and work with the NY cider community has brought her to the Finger Lakes. Rachel continues to pop-up cheese dinners and events locally and offers cheese catering services.

Inspired by the stories of cheese and cheese makers all over the world, Rachel has embarked on her current project “The Cheese Club,” a social cheese club for like-minded cheese lovers across the globe.

Two Experience Times Available: 11am – 1pm OR 2pm – 4pm. 

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The Pairings

Bollicine/Cappelletti Aperitivo Spritz
Shabby Shoe – Blakesville Creamery, WI

2022 Dry Riesling, Davis Vineyard
Syrian Jibneh (a unique Syrian cheese) – Kasbos Market, NJ

2022 Chardonnay Reserve
Moonrise (washed rind) – Perrystead Dairy, PA

2023 Dry Rosé
Willow (seasonal) – Farm at Doe Run, PA

2022 Bouquet
Siegfried’s Pride (special aged wheel) – Highlawn Farm, MA

2022 Pinot Noir, Damiani Vineyard
Appenzeller Black Label – Appenzellerland, Switzerland

2014 Blanc de Noir
Vache with ramps (super seasonal) – Highlawn Farm, MA