The IndependentThe Cedar City Wine Club is off and running with another of its spectacular series of wine education tastings. On Sunday, March 1, at 5 p.m. at Cedar City’s Artisans Art Gallery, the wine club will be hosting “Four Noble Grapes” with four delicious cheeses. The event will be conducted by Sheral Schowe of the Wasatch Academy of Wine of Salt Lake City.
Participants will taste two whites and two reds, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The cheeses (supplied by Harmon’s Grocery) will include a goat cheese, a triple creme cows milk cheese, a sheep’s milk cheese, and a blue cheese. Everyone will taste them all and find their favorite combinations. And they will learn why these are their favorites. The discussion will also include vinification techniques; stainless vs. oak, tannin levels; and thin skinned vs thick skinned grapes.
Sheral Schowe is a fully licensed Utah wine educator, and conducts classes, dinners, pairings, and tastings all over Utah, and now in Cedar City and St. George as well. She is the wine educator for Harmon’s Grocery as well as Salt Lake Community College.
Remaining tickets are $45 per person (plus ticketing fees) and are available at www.cedarcitywineclub.com. No tickets sold at the door.
The Wasatch Academy of Wine, based in Salt Lake City, is Utah’s first and largest wine school, established in 1991. It offers wine classes, dinners, tours, events, lectures, and certification courses. The Academy teaches consumers, wine enthusiasts, and the food and beverage trade about wine styles, grape varieties, and the wine regions of the world.
The Cedar City Wine Club was founded in 2011 by Larry Chandler and Dr. Lynn Vartan. From an original foundation of 35 wine lovers, the club has thrived and expanded to over 300 members. The association of the wine club and the Wasatch Academy is further proof of the growing wine and food culture in Southern Utah.
