“Just Add Wine” Cheese Gift Box

Looking for a gift box to enjoy or share alongside your favorite wines? This selection contains three go-to cheeses to pair with wine – whether red, white, rose, dessert, or bubbly – plus two of Rogue Creamery’s favorite add-ons to round out your cheese platter. The versatile cheeses included in this gift lend themselves to a variety of wine pairings. Oregon Blue with Riesling (dry or sweet), Viognier, an earthy Oregon Pinot Noir, or dessert wines. Rogue’s Mary Cheddar with robust reds like Tempranillo, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Jefferson 1 Year Cheddar with anything! Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, bubbly – really, you can’t go wrong.

MORE DETAILS

This package includes:

• 1 wedge Oregon Blue Cheese (4.2 oz.)
• 1 block Jefferson 1 Year Aged Cheddar (8 oz.)
• 1 block Rogue’s Mary Cheddar (8 oz.)
• 1 package La Panzanella Croccatini Sea Salt Crackers (3 oz.)
• 1 jar Girl Meets Dirt Pear Cutting Preserves (4.5 oz.)
• All Cheeses are certified Organic

INSTRUCTIONS / STORAGE

• Rogue Creamery ships Monday-Thursday of each week.
• Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes.
• Orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii via 2-day will incur an additional $20 charge or $35 for Overnight Shipping. Sorry guys!

• Cheese arrives ready to enjoy with ice packs, may thaw in transit.
• Upon arrival, refrigerate cheese promptly.
• Unopened, cheese can last several months in the refrigerator. Once you’ve opened the plastic, it’s recommended to consume within 3 weeks. Wrap your leftovers in wax or cheese paper, then place it in the plastic bag or container in your refrigerator to limit air contact.

To Serve
Best temperature for serving:

• Blue cheese is best when enjoyed at room temperature. Remove it from its packaging and let it sit out for at least 30 minutes to “breathe.”
• Liquid in the pouch around your blue cheese:
  • You may experience some white or brownish liquid in the plastic pouch encasing your cheese. No whey! Yes whey, actually. This liquid is whey, and because our cheese is moisture-rich and non-homogenized, it is released naturally when it is under vacuum. Simply blot the surface of your cheese before you serve it.

Wine & Cheese Pairing Tips:

• Select wines that match your cheese in body and intensity-mild cheeses with lighter-style wines, and aged or strong cheeses with bolder, barrel-aged wines.
• Look for complementary flavors that mimic each other, such as pairing a herbaceous red wine with a cheese that contains herbs.
• Textural contrasts are fun on the palate! Try pairing a sparkling wine with an extra-creamy cheese, or a dry cheddar with a juicy white wine.
• Wines with a hint of sweetness can balance the bitter undertones in blue cheese, accenting their underlying fruity characteristics.

Wine & Cheese Pairing Suggestions:

• Oregon Blue – Riesling, Sparkling Rosé, Pinot Noir, Late-Harvest white wines, or Tawny Port
• Rogue’s Mary Cheddar – Robust, medium-bodied reds like Tempranillo, Syrah, and Malbec
• Jefferson Aged Cheddar – Fruit-forward wines such as Gewurztraminer, Grenache, and Rosé

Ingredients

• Oregon Blue Cheese – Certified Organic Pasteurized Whole Cow Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Cultures, Penicillium Roqueforti
• Jefferson 1 Year Aged Cheddar – Certified Organic Pasteurized Whole Cow’s Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Cultures
• Rogue’s Mary Cheddar – Certified Organic Pasteurized Whole Cow’s Milk, Organic Rosemary, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Cultures
• La Panzanella Croccantini Sea Salt Crackers – Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt. Contains: Wheat.
• Girl Meets Dirt Pear Cutting Preserves – Bartlett Pears, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Lemon Juice, Pink Peppercorn

Contains: Dairy, Wheat.