Ridgefield – 109 Cheese & Wine

part 1

Terroir is one of the most common words winemakers and critics alike throw about – indeed, terroir could be considered one of the most fundamental of all wine concepts. Generally, terroir can be understood as a ‘sense of place’; the soil, the climate, the land, the history of a place, the emotions it evokes. Burgundy is probably most famed for this notion, but all wines of pedigree will evoke this concept. Terroir is to wine as personality is to people – it is what makes us memorable, unique, and interesting.

This weekend, 109 Wine will be highlighting this idea as we explore three wines, all made from the same grape yet utterly unique in style, presentation, and of course, in their terroirs.

Join Brett from 12 to 3 this weekend and let’s get to know these wonderful wines!

Ridgefield is a lucky town to be blessed with three working farms; The Hickories, Garden of Ideas and Apple Ridge.

We love their commitment to the land and the community of Ridgefield.

Dina Brewster of the Hickories became a farmer after her teaching career. For Dina, teaching started first in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer and then in the Bronx as a high school English teacher. After teaching, she chose to return to her family’s farm here in Ridgefield and start a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. It began as a one-acre vegetable garden and Dina has overseen the development of new products and new acreage as the farm business continues to grow. Dina is committed to connecting people with the working land and it is very apparent in everything she touches and her loyal volunteer force.

In our on going efforts at 109 Cheese and Wine to celebrate and support our local farms and food charities we will host our second Sip’s & Savor, Thursday, April 24^th from 7pm to 8:30pm.

The 109 Sip’s & Savor program is designed to elevate awareness of some of our great local farms and local non-profit food/land conservation organizations. A generous portion of the events proceeds go directly to its benefactor. This event will help raise money to allow the purchase of at least one Hickories CSA share for the Ridgefield Food Bank. The more we raise, the more shares we will be able to buy. So come on down and savor some cheese and sip some wine with us in our classroom above the cheese shop.

http://www.thehickories.org