Great Canadian Cheese Discovery - Savvy Company

DEBBIE TRENHOLM of SAVVY COMPANY was so kind to invite me to one of their Great Canadian Cheese Discovery events.  Savvy Cheese Sommelier, VANESSA SIMMONS, lead us through a very informative and interactive tasting of artisan cheeses from British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario and PEI.  These cheeses were paired with wines from Debbie's cellar:  BLOMIDON ESTATE WINERY Reserve Chardonnay 2007 (from Nova Scotia!) and MISSION HILL RESERVE SHIRAZ VQA 2008.

I used my own WSET Advanced Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine tasting sheets

artisan cheeses featured:

• Okanagan Double Creme Camembert - POPLAR GROVE CHEESE, Penticton BC
• Romelia - SALT SPRING ISLAND CHEESE, Salt Spring Island BC
• Naramata Bench Blue - POPLAR GROVE CHEESE, Penticton BC
• Sieur DuPlessis - La Bergerie aux 4 Vents, Sainte-Marie-de-Kent NB
• Eweda Cru (6 month) - BEST BAA DAIRY & EWENITY CO-OP, Fergus ON
• Lindsay Bandaged Cheddar (2 year) - MARIPOSA DAIRY, Lindsay ON
• Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar (2 year) - COWS CREAMERY, Charlottetown PEI
• Tiger Blue - POPLAR GROVE CHEESE, Penticton BC

I highly recommend that you check out one (or the series) of their Great Cheese Discovery events.  Wine + Cheese = a very yummy way to spend an evening!

sit. sip. savour.
Éva Nagy - Sommelier