{"id":45306,"date":"2017-09-07T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=45306"},"modified":"2017-09-07T14:55:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:55:29","slug":"gourmet-cheeses-paired-local-wines-annual-wine-cheese-pairing-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=45306","title":{"rendered":"I-Gourmet cheeses paired with local wines during annual Wine & Cheese Pairing Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Eastern Pennsylvania) Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Event weekend along the Berks County Wine Trail is a fantastic opportunity to experience and enjoy the poetry of different cheeses and wines during this annual event. Spend a glorious Fall weekend visiting 11 different wineries and tasting nearly two dozen different styles of gourmet cheeses paired with a vast array of featured wines of the Berks County region of Eastern Pennsylvania. This year, cheeses to be paired will be selected by popular online cheese purveyor, Igourmet.com, located in the Scranton area of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

This annual event takes place Saturday October 7th and Sunday October 8th 2017<\/span><\/span> from Noon to 5 PM<\/span><\/span> both days.<\/p>\n

Ticket holders will be certain to enjoy samples of two different styles of cheese at each winery, each paired with two different fantastic wines. Wine, cheese, autumn weather? what a blissful way to spend the day\u2026. Enjoy discovering the poetical style of which cheese pairs best with which Pennsylvania produced wines.\u00a0 Cheeses curated by Igourmet will be reflected of the most ideal compliment to the wines being poured by the winemakers of the Berks County Wine Trail.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available for purchase via localwineevents.com<\/a> or the Events page at berkscountywinetrail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/u> Please note, for the first 200 online ticket purchases, tickets will be $15\/person. So purchase now! After 200 online tickets are sold, tickets prices per person will be $20 each. Note: ticketing service fees apply for online purchasing.<\/p>\n

Tickets are valid at all 11 wineries during the event weekend (either day). This wine trail event is \u201cself-guided;\u201d create your own adventure as a day-trip during this October weekend, visiting each of the wineries along the Berks County Wine Trail. Maps and directions available at www.berkscountywinetrail.com<\/a> or pick up a map at any of the wineries. Ticket proceeds from the event help pay for the wine trail\u2019s annual expenses (website, maps, brochures).<\/p>\n

By mid-September, the complete menu of wines & cheeses that will be featured at each winery during this adventuresome wine weekend, will be posted on the Events page of berkscountywinetrail.com<\/a>. In the meantime, a preview menu of some of the fantastic local wines that will be featured during this event is available to tempt tastebuds.<\/p>\n

Note, wineries will have their full wine tasting menus available for sampling during this event; although several of the wineries will offer full wine bar samplings for free; many of the wineries do charge a nominal fee for their regular tasting menu. Often these fees are either refundable with purchase of wine or taster receives a complimentary wine glass. Additionally, please note no buses or groups over 6 can be received at Kutztown\u2019s Pinnacle Ridge Winery.<\/p>\n

For more information about Berks County Wine Trail, visit www.berkscountywinetrail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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