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Pick of the Week: Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir 2019, Chile And Now Pair This (Cheese Edition) Results: Brie: Lindemans Bin 65 (unoaked) Chardonnay, or spend big bucks on a real French Chablis. Aged Cheddar: White Haven New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or Folonari Ripasso Valpolicella Manchego: Spanish Cava, such as Codorniu Clasico or Freixenet Cambozola: Ogier Cotes du Rhone Heritages, Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône-Villages, Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône Réserve Plain Goat Cheese: Champaign or Pinot Noir... that simple. Smoked Gouda: Bread & Butter Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills H3 Merlot, Washington State And, in closing, if faced with a varied cheese plate, go for a well balanced chardonay (white) or a well balanced sangiovese, grenache, or rioja (red).