Cheese Tasting Classes in NYC, New York

Whether you’re a die-hard wine-and-cheese fan or just want to indulge, this class will teach you how to pair artisan cheeses with the perfect counterpart. Led by Beecher’s team of cheese and wine experts, the class will showcase both classic and unconventional pairings. Taste for yourself why the cheeses at Beecher’s have made the American Cheese...

Calling all cheeselovers! Whether you're an Epoisses expert or a Roquefort rookie, Cheese 101 is the place to be. We'll walk you through a tasting of seven families of cheese--from fresh to bloomy to blue and everything in between--so that you leave armed with the knowledge you need to approach even the most daunting of cheese counters and create a...

With over 1300 cheeses, France has the widest variety in terms of cheese families.  Learn what they are, how they are made and how to prepare the perfect cheese board by using a variety of colors, textures and milk types plus how best to pair them using a selection of accompaniments. This is not a BYOB class. Afterwards, prepare your...

You could sample a new Spanish wine every night of the year and still not experience all the variety that this country produces. Each region has their own specialty. Rioja creates smoky, earthy, subtle reds with the Tempranillo grape, while the Priorat region makes rich, dense, powerful reds from the Garnacha variety. The Ribera del Duero also employs...

While it's difficult to imagine not enjoying a sip of wine with a hunk of your favorite cheese, certain combinations will particularly titillate your tongue and make your soul sing. Join us for a whirlwind tour of the wine and cheese world as we sample red, white, and dessert wines from around the world. Learn which cheese types best match your favorite...

Wine and cheese is the height of elegance, we've been told. Wine and cheese=classy, right? Surely nothing goes together better than wine and cheese. Not so! Beer and cheese make a better pairing in every way, with a greater range of flavors working together to wow the senses.  Come join us for a guided flight of four beers and cheeses selected...

Both grow Cabernet Sauvignon, both are fiercely loyal to their region, and both create intense, complex, long-lived wines. Yet they are not the same. Bordeaux, with its centuries of history and ornate chateaux, claims restraint and finesse as well as power, yet by a judicious hand. The wines of Pauillac, Margaux, Graves, St Julien, Pomerol, St Emilion...

French wines ooze intimidation; the language, no grape listed anywhere in sight, countless vineyards and producers, and all this at often exorbitant prices. Yet even in the face of these apparent obstacles, France is worthy of our attention. Why? Simply because they still continue to create so many of the world’s most intriguing, exotic, and individualistic...

Join us for our new series celebrating the wonderfully diverse and ever-changing world of wine! See all major lower Manhattan sites at Sunset while enjoying 5 wine and cheese pairings! (World One, Financial District, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Brooklyn Bridge) Each week we will focus on a different region exploring the grapes, styles,...

We eat/drink them together all of the time, but are we maximizing our experience? We will learn about why certain cheeses go with certain wines, and how to bring this traditional party snack to the next level.   All tasting wines will be available for purchase with a 10% discount.

While it's difficult to imagine not enjoying a sip of wine with a hunk of your favorite cheese, certain combinations will particularly titillate your tongue and make your soul sing.  Join us for a whirlwind tour of Spanish wine and cheese as we sample the famed sparkling, red, white, and dessert wines with our favorite Spanish cheeses. Learn...

We searched near and far for all things delicious and this winter feast is some of the best of what we've found. We hope these fantastic accoutraments will get you even hungrier for artisanal, handmade products being made all over the world.  All perfectly paired with cheeses plucked fresh from our state-of-the-art caves. This is a serious gastronomic...

It’s hard imagine a pairing more classically perfect than that of cheese and wine. The perfect combination of these two items can create perfect harmony on your palette. Like wine, cheese varies in intensity, quality, boldness, and sweetness, and it also can be characterized by a sense of place or terrior. In this class, we’re pairing six wines...

Folks have only been brewing beer and noshing on cheese for, oh, several thousand years or so, and we're not about to argue with millennia of delicious history.  Whether we're pairing smoky IPAs with a meaty washed rind cheese for a pure bacon bomb or bright wheat beers and creamy triple cremes conjuring banana bread bliss, we'll work our way...

Seeking more sour? Love the prickle of acidity, and mouthwatering beers? Let's pair these beautiful and bright beverages with its salty friend, cheese! Explore the ways in which tartness enhances our palate experience with a lineup of 6 sour beers and 6 cheeses.