Wine and Cheese #10 at Eve's.

Balloons!

Lineup

Our cheeses for the evening

The beautiful cake

Close up! Fruit Mmmm....

Our resident patissier Eve hails from Long Island and so it comes as no surprise that the theme for her wnc is Long Island Wines. She thoughtfully got a card and champagne for Tiffany and A in celebration of their engagement and we all couldn't be happier for the lovely couple :) Fyi, all of the cheeses came from Central Bottle. Eve prepared yellow cake and didn't have high hopes because yellow cake reminded her of box cake but I (and everyone else) loved it! Of firm crumb, the very buttery cake was cleverly moistened with limoncello, which complemented the luscious  layers of berries and cream, delicious! Many of us posed with the beautiful, gleaming cake in mention; in fact Eve and I had the pictures as our facebook profile :) My favorites of the evening, in highlight below.

According to Long Island Wine County:
-Located in New York State, on the East Coast of the United States, Long Island extends some 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. Its maritime climate, geography and soil characteristics provide ideal conditions for producing wines of exceptional quality.
-Varietals:
cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, chenin blanc, dolcetto, gewurztraminer, lemberger, malbec, merlot, petit verdot, pinot blanc, pinot gris, pinot noir, riesling, sangiovese, sauvignon blanc, semillon, shiraz (syrah), tocai friulano, viognier 

1) Macari Vineyards (www.macariwines.com)

2009 Sauvignon Blanc

Paired with: Roves de Garriques (Goat’s milk – Provence, France)-lemony and floral, so refreshing. It doesn't have the heavy tang that goat's cheeses have usually.

2) Lieb Family Cellars (www.liebcellars.com)

Reserve Chardonnay 2006

3) Lenz Winery (www.lenzwines.com)-Surprise like because I tend to prefer sauvignon blancs.

2007 White Label Chardonnay

Paired with: Champlain Triple Crème (Cow’s milk – Vergennes, Vermont)

Paired with: Twig Farm Square (Goat’s milk – West Cornwall, Vermont)

http://www.twigfarm.com/cheese.php 

4) Palmer Vineyards (www.palmervineyards.com)-velvety smooth finish.

2007 Cabernet Franc Paired with:  Hudson Red Twin Maple Farm (Cow’s milk - Ghent, New York)- I love the nutty aroma and soft-medium texture!

Paired with:  Vegetable Lasagna. Served warm. Someone mentioned that this was their favorite cheese and I laughed like crazy.

5) Castello di Borghese Vineyard and Winery (www.castellodiborghese.com)

Pinot Noir 2006 Estate

Paired with: Pecorino Ginepro (Sheep’s milk – Emiglia-Romagna, Italy)

6) Duckwalk Vineyards (www.duckwalk.com) 2007 Blueberry Port-Concentrated berry bouquet! Had it before at Eve's birthday party earlier this year and I was glad I was able to siphon a sip. I had to bargain my way for another refill from Ritesh. :)

Paired with:  Dark Chocolate!