Wine Tasting

You know what's fun on a Friday night? Wine tasting. So, that's what I did last night. I had purchased a coupon awhile ago for a tasting at at shop in the neighborhood and finally made a reservation to go and do it. I twisted M's arm and she agreed to be my date for the evening.
When we got there, they gave us each a glass and a little plate of cheeses and chocolates. There were nine different wines to taste and each one had a cheese, scent or chocolate to enjoy with it. They had three different stations set up with three wines each. To keep everyone moving through, you went to each station three times. They did a good job of combining wines of different profiles from different areas of the world. And, they kept the prices of everything really reasonable (most expensive wine of the evening was only $25). I ended up finding a Pinot Grigio and a Cabernet that I really liked and bought bottles of (with a 15% discount that evening).
However, the best find of the night was tasting a Goat Gouda cheese. Oh. My. Goodness. That was amazing. I have never seen anything like it before and would probably never pick it up in a store. It had all the tangy-ness of a goat cheese with the creamy texture of gouda that just melts in your mouth. If I can't find it in another store, I'm glad to know that this shop carries it on a regular basis. It's going to have to be a staple on all cheese plates from this day forward. They also had a lovely line of chocolate that they sell that will be great for gifts (can you say 'olive oil chocolate?' I can. It's pronounced a-ma-zing.)