{"id":36886,"date":"2019-07-12T07:45:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=36886"},"modified":"2019-07-11T11:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T15:10:18","slug":"an-expert-pairing-guide-to-syrah-and-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/an-expert-pairing-guide-to-syrah-and-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"An Expert Pairing Guide to Syrah and Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>yrah is the red equivalent of r<\/span>iesling: the wine everyone talks about but nobody drinks, the one sommeliers wish guests would order instead of the more usual suspects. And that\u2019s too bad, because syrah is where it\u2019s at in California right now.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, there are plenty of California syrahs that aim to be nothing more than cheap and easy, in the mode of the Aussie \u201cgood drinks\u201d that spurred them on. And there are other syrahs that wish to be in the Cult Cab crowd, thick and black with fruit, and glossed with the vanilla sheen of oak.<\/span> <\/span>Both styles have their place, but there\u2019s another that\u2019s emerging as of late: syrah that\u2019s cool and lean, heavy on the herbs and lighter than usual on the fruit, shot through with an acidity that makes them feel frisky. With their power in sinew rather than size, they are excellent table companions, versatile and mouthwatering.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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These tough-to-find bottles are made from grapes grown in cooler regions <\/span>like France\u2019s Rh\u00f4ne Valley, the Holy Grail for syrah lovers worldwide<\/span>, and<\/span> corners of California formerly written off as too cold to r<\/span>ipen the grape<\/span>: the outer edges of the Sonoma Coast, the cool, foggy banks of the Petaluma Gap, or patches of Monterey County. Such extrem<\/span>e wine growing sometimes yields<\/span> extr<\/span>eme results\u2014d<\/span>ipping your nose in some of these wines i<\/span>s like walking into a<\/span> peppermill.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Compelling, no? U<\/span>nlike their bigger, richer compatriots, <\/span>these wines<\/span> often take time to show themselves, and have more details to notice as they open. Plus, at alcohol levels closer to 13 percent rather than 15, it\u2019s easier to drink more than one glass.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Cheeses to Pair<\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to pair a bold red with cheese, here. Lighter <\/span>syrahs<\/span> are<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span> yield to the creamy flavors of <\/span><\/span>rich bloomy rinds, while frisky, peppery versions find a match in externally-<\/span>rinded<\/span> goat\u2019s milk blues. If you\u2019re unsure of what lies inside your bottle, you can\u2019t go wrong with something milky, firm, and smooth: Vella Cheese <\/span><\/span>Mezzo Secco, if you can get <\/span><\/span>it, an Abbaye de Belloc, or any Alpine <\/a><\/span><\/span>style. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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