446528 Mon Oct 01 09:24:10 -0700 2007 4 34 Wine 0 2992597 Went to the Firestone Vineyards up in Paso Robles yesterday. I picked up a 04 Syrah and and 06 Gewurztraminer. Any cheese recs for pairing? Mon Oct 01 09:24:10 -0700 2007 121008 missmodular818 1 2992645 I think finding one cheese to pair with both wines might be tough but if you are looking for a cheese for each wines this is what I would reccomend: Gewurztraminer- soft and stinky so something like Munster, (from Alsace) Epoisses or L' Pie d' Angloys. Syrah- hard and salty. Piave, Parm, Manchego or Petit Basque. Mon Oct 01 09:39:39 -0700 2007 2992597 96905 bubbles4me 1 2993373 Those are pretty different wines so very wine-friendly cheeses such as Manchego, Gruyere, Tete de Moine, Reggiano, and Brebiou would fit. A mild, buttery blue such as Danablu, Blue Castello, or Gorgonzola Dolcelatte would be nice with the Gewurz and maybe with the Syrah depending on the style. Mon Oct 01 12:45:40 -0700 2007 2992597 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 2995149 GEWURZTRAMINER: 2 exceptional matches are Gruyere and Emmental. FWIW, from my tastings I've never found the classic regional match of Gewurztraminer and Munster to be very interesting, but try it yourself. SYRAH: An incredibly cheese-friendly wine, you might better ask which wines don't match with it. But among the best IMO are: Appenzeller, Beaufort Savoyard, Chevre, Comte, Aged Gouda, Gruyere, Montasio Mezzano, Parmesan Reggiano, Roncal, and perhaps the very best... Pecorino Toscano and especially Pecorino Stagianato. I could list another ten cheeses that match fairly well if that gives you an idea of the versatility of syrah and great cheeses. Mon Oct 01 23:41:10 -0700 2007 2992597 42549 Chicago Mike 2 2996110 The traditional match is ripe raw-milk French Munster with bone-dry Alastian Gewurztraminer. Firestone's is off-dry, so a very different wine. Tue Oct 02 09:14:11 -0700 2007 2995149 11369 Robert Lauriston