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CRAFT the perfect cheese course With a full array of artisanal specialty cheeses to choose from, Price Chopper can take the guesswork out of creating a cheese board for your holiday gathering. Crusty Breads and Crackers Crackers and fresh breads are perfect for cleansing palates and can serve as a delivery device for spreadable and other soft cheeses. Choose simple water crackers or breads with light-flavored cheeses and heartier crackers and breads with bolder cheeses. To create this board choose: BelGioioso Mascarpone, Montchevre Blueberry Vanilla or Cranberry Cinnamon, fresh goat cheese, Reny Picot Brie with fig spread, 34˚ Crisps, assorted chocolates, assorted nuts, dried apricots and fresh berries. To create this board choose: Camembert, Asiago, and Gruyere (for fondue) cheeses, fresh baguette and pumpernickel breads and toasted sesame crackers. Fruits and Nuts Fresh berries, grapes, apples, pears and figs can complement younger, fresher cheeses with their sweet and refreshing flavors. Dried fruits like apricots, mangos, and cherries can add rich, intense flavors that go along better with bolder, aged cheeses. Pair your fruits with nuts like walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews and pistachios that can provide salty, candied or even herbed flavors along with crunchy textures. To create this board choose: garlic and herb goat, Jarlsberg and Blue cheeses, pear, grapes, dried apricots, pecans, cashews and pistachios. Charcuterie, Chutneys  and Preserves Cured or dried meats bring bold, savory flavors to any cheese board. To balance the saltiness of the meats and complement the creaminess of the cheese, consider adding sweet chutneys, preserves and pâtés to the platter as well. Mango, fig, apricot, and apple flavors are particularly savory accompaniments. To create this board choose: Manchego, drunken goat and feta cheeses, grapes, olives and peppered salami. Cheese Suggested Food Pairings Suggested Wine Pairings Suggested Beer Pairings Alpine Apples, Grapes, Dried Fruits, Beef, Pork Riesling, Gewürztraminer, or Pinot Noir Pilsner or Wheat Asiago Beef, Nuts, Poultry Muscato, Sangiovese or Cabernet Sauvignon Amber or Brown Ale Blue Apples, Figs, Nuts, Carmelized Pecans Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Dessert or fortified wines Fruit Ales or Porter Brick Apples, Pears, Nuts, Poultry, Pork Riesling, Gewürztraminer, or Pinot Noir Bock or Amber Ale Brie Apples, Dried Fruits, Butter Crackers, Honey Sparkling wines or Pinot Noir Golden Ale or Hard Cider Camembert Preserves, Dried Fruits, Pears, Baguette Bread Sparkling wines or Pinot Noir Golden Ale or Hard Cider Aged Cheddar Dried Fruits, Table Water Crackers, Almonds Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dessert or fortified wines Porter or Stout Mild Cheddar Apples, Pears, Pecans Sauvignon Blanc or Merlot Smoked Cheddar Apples, Pears, Pasta Dishes Pinot Grigio Brown Ale or Porter Crème Fraiche Fruit, English Muffins, Baguettes, Salmon Chardonnay, Sparking, Port Sour/Wild Ale Curds Grapes, Nuts Pilsner or Wheat Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir Pale Ale or Pilsner Edam Apples, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Beef Chardonnay, Viognier or Syrah/Shiraz Pale Lager or a Nut Brown Ale Feta Pears, Olives, Pita, Salami Sauvignon Blanc or Syrah/Shiraz Amber or Brown Ale Fontina Apples, Grapes, Beef Chardonnay or Merlot Blond or Golden Ale Goat Cranberries, Caramelized Walnuts, Honey Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz Sparkling Cider or Wheat Gorgonzola Grapes, Pears, Nuts, Beef Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Dessert or fortified wines Fruit Ales or Porter Gouda Apples, Dried Fruits, Grapes, Nuts Chardonnay, Viognier or Syrah/Shiraz Pale Lager or a Nut Brown Ale Gruyère Soups, Pasta Dishes, Fondue Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah/ Shiraz, or Sparking wines Brown Ale, Porter or Stout Havarti Whole Grain Breads, Apples, Grapes, Pears Riesling or Gewürztraminer Pilsner or Wheat Jarlsberg Pears, Grapes, Pumpernickel Bread Chardonnay or Fruity wines Pilsner or Pale Ale Manchego Chorizo, Olives, Crusty Breads Sherry Brown Ale, Porter or Stout Mascarpone Crispy Cookies, Crusty Breads, Fresh Fruit Muscato, Gamay or Beaujolais Fruit Ales or Wheat Monterey Jack Apples, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Beef, Olives Pinot Grigio or Merlot Blond or Golden Ale Mozzarella Tomatoes, Fresh Basil, Pita Sauvignon Blanc or Merlot Pilsner or Wheat Muenster Grapes, Pears, Nuts, Pita Sauvignon Blanc or Malbec Pilsner or Wheat Parmesan Nuts, Fruit, Honey Chardonnay, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Dessert or fortified wines Amber or Brown Ale Aged Provolone Pears, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Poultry Chardonnay, Viognier, Sangiovese or Cabernet Sauvignon Porter or Stout Pilsner or Wheat Mild Provolone Pears, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Poultry Sauvignon Blanc, Gamay or Beaujolais Romano Pears, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Beef Sauvignon Blanc, Sangiovese or Cabernet Golden Ale or Hard Cider Sauvignon Baby Swiss Apples, Grapes, Pears, Nuts, Olives Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Gamay or Beaujolais Pilsner or Wheat Swiss Apples, Grapes, Pears, Nuts, Beef, Poultry, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Gamay or Pork Beaujolais Pilsner or Wheat FOR MORE PAIRING SUGGESTIONS, VISIT MYPRICECHOPPER.COM To create this board choose: Cervasi Parmigiano Reggiano, Jarlsberg, Fiorucci Italian Deli Meats, Wood River Alpha’s Morning Sun, Roth Grand Cru, 34˚ Crisps, Three Little Pigs Petits Toasts, Roth Havarti, Sartori BellaVitano Reserve, BelGioioso Blue Cheese wedge, fresh apple slices, preserves, candied pecans, peanuts, salami, prosciutto and grapes.