Whether served as an hors d’oeuvre before dinner or as a sweet-savory treat after the meal, a cheese plate adds an elegant touch to any occasion. Stock your refrigerator with a few “special occasion” cheeses, flavorful nuts and fresh, seasonal fruit, and you’ll have an almost instant crowd-pleasing course.
About 2 hours before serving, remove cheeses from the refrigerator, unwrap them and allow them to come to room temperature. When you’re ready to serve, arrange cheeses, fruit and nuts on a cutting board, marble slab, or 1 or more platters. Include a spreader for each soft cheese and a sharp paring knife or cheese plane for hard cheese. Offer a bread basket or board with baguette rounds, thin slices of dark bread, or crackers.
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What type of wine could you pair with the four cheese platters?
A Sauternes wine is perfect for those platters.
Going to have to look for the items on that Winter Cheese plate. Doing an Anniversary
party in Dec. must add it to the table.