Featured cheeses:
- Cowgirl Creamery "Mt. Tam"
- Redwood Hill "California Crottin"
- Fiscalini Cheese "Bandage-Wrapped Cheddar"
- Vella Cheese Company "Dry Jack"
- Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company "Original Blue"
- 2006 Keller Estates "Plata de Oro" Chardonnay
- 2007 Black Kite Cellars "Kite's Rest" Pinot Noir
- 2006 Arrowood Select Late-Harvest White Riesling, Saralee's Vineyard
- Pair Brie-like cheeses with un-oaked or lightly-oaked chardonnay or pinot noir
- Pair semi-hard cheeses such as cheddar and aged Monterey Jack with red wines
- Pair dessert wines with blue cheeses
Recognized as one of the country's foremost authorities on American cheese and author of award-winning books on the subject. Laura considers herself an ambassador for American cheese. As she spreads the word about the cheeses made in this country helps her audience develop a deeper appreciation for these cheeses and for the cheesemakers who work so hard to make them. Her most recent book is called Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials: An Insiders Guide to Buying and Serving Cheese (With 50 recipes).
Website: www.laurawerlin.com
Buy her book on Amazon: Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials: An Insiders Guide to Buying and Serving Cheese
About Artisan Cheese Festival
The Third Annual California's Artisan Cheese Festival returns with a spectacular line-up of educational seminars, cooking demonstrations and a vibrant marketplace featuring esteemed artisan cheese makers, experts, authors, and chefs. The much anticipated four-day festival takes place March 20 - 23, 2009 at the Sheraton Sonoma County - Petaluma. For a complete schedule of events, a full list of participants and to purchase tickets visit: www.artisancheesefestival.com.
The nonprofit festival is a celebration of the continuing evolution in artisan cheesemaking and brings together local cheese producers and consumers who are working in concert to grow the artisan food landscape.
