Wine and Cheese Pairing Class

Join us for a Wine Tasting class and food pairing where we will be pairing local wines with various cheeses from Muranda Cheese Company!

Muranda Cheese Company is a family owned and operated dairy farm and artisan cheese shop located right here in upstate NY in the finger lakes. The farm helps to produce over 20 types of cheeses that have been recognized for their superior artisanal quality

Tickets are $35 and include the class, a sampling of all wines discussed, along with a sample plate of delicious Muranda Cheese Company Cheese

Tickets can be purchased by calling 585-695-0849 or clicking the link below

About the Instructor:

Dr. Smoller has had a passion for wine since his days living near Napa Valley. He has been seriously studying wine for the last 11 years and is currently working on the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust (WSET) level 4 (Diploma level). Along the way he has also completed the Italian Wine Scholar and French Wine Scholar programs (Wine Scholar Guild), the Spanish Wine Expert course, along with master level courses in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Champagne, and Rioja, all with honors. His wine studies are not limited to Europe, however, and he has also successfully completed courses about wines from California and Oregon, Argentina, Chile, China, Georgia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He has been formally certified as an instructor for the WSET program, as well as for the Wine Scholar Guild. He teaches several wine courses at Daemen University and Finger Lakes Community College. He is the owner of Know Wine, LLC (www.knowwine.net). In his spare time, he is a Professor at Univ. Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.