“Southern cuisine is an awesome genre to play around with wine pairings. There’s so much going on on the plate,” says Gonzalez. The lush, boozy Pinot Noir is made on-premise at City Winery with grapes grown in Sonoma’s Shokrian Vineyards, and it performs a fruit-forward, high-acid balancing act with Anderson’s spicy, creamy cheddar spread.

Celebrations, SeasonalCynthia SutterApril 4, 2020Lisa Elbert, STARCHEFS, Start of National Prohibition (January 1920), Pimento Cheese, Chef Nick Anderson, Pimento Cheese “pot of gold” at City Winery, Sommelier Mani Gonzalez, Pinot Noir Wine Pairing, City WineryComment