July 25 is National Wine and Cheese Day, one of the best fake holidays around. To celebrate, Jet Wine Bar is hosting a party, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The bar will be pairing wines from the East Coast and West Coast with cheeses from the same locales, hand-selected by cheese expert Austin Peeler of Di Bruno Bros.
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Below are the five pairings.
• Washington – Division Gamay Noir with Cascadia Creamery Sawtooth
• California – Farmstrong Carignan Rosé with Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog
• Oregon – Holden Vermentino with Rogue River Smokey Blue
• New Jersey – Alba Riesling with Cherry Grove Farm Abruzze Jawn
• Pennsylvania – Stargazers Grüner Veltliner with Farm at Doe Run St. Malachi
Tickets for the event are $45 per person. Space is limited.
Tickets include the tasting, 15 percent off your evening's bar tab and special pricing on bottles of the evening's wines.
National Wine and Cheese Day Tasting
Tuesday, July 25
6:30-8:30 p.m. | $45 per person
Jet Wine Bar
1525 South St.