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National Cheese Lover’s Day!<\/p><\/div>\n

If you enjoy wine and cheese, what could be better than celebrating National Cheese Lover\u2019s Day which is today, January 20? One of my favorite cheeses to pair with a red wine is Manchego crafted in the La Mancha area of Spain. The Manchego cheese offers a light taste and therefore does not cover up the taste of the wine. What type of cheese do you enjoy with wine?<\/p>\n

In celebration of National Cheese Lover\u2019s Day below are two interesting cheese notes:<\/p>\n

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Kerrigan Brothers Winery<\/em><\/p>\n

Kerrigan Brothers Winery located in Wisconsin offers some unique wines. Cheese lovers will enjoy meeting Troy, the winemaker who is also a competitive master cheese sculptor. He carves 1,000 pound cheese blocks for festivals. Check out our article about Kerrigan Brothers Winery<\/a>. While visiting we discovered that Troy likes to experiment with making wines. Wine lovers should note that the winery produces wines such as: strawberry, cherry, blueberry, cranberry, raspberry\u00a0 and apple. Troy also produces Merlot, mead and Chardonnay.<\/p>\n

World\u2019s Fair 1964<\/em><\/p>\n

In the 1960s the World\u2019s Fair displayed the largest cheese block. As might be expected the cheese was from Wisconsin. This cheese was described as 6 1\/2 feet wide, 5 1\/2 feet high and 14 1\/2 feet long. It weighed 34,591 pounds. Eventually the cheese toured the United States. More details are available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cheers!
\nKathy<\/p>\n