for your table perfect pairings our cheese and wine buyers sat down to test pairings for holiday get-togethers by annette alvarez-peters costco photo studio ooking for a reason to host a great wine and cheese get-together? if you need at costco! it was a difficult and cheese buyers convened for a tasting to pair a variety of wines with five kirkland here's our report celebrating spain spain is famous for its excellent tempra- southwest ribera del duero feature ripe blackberry flavors and are quite robust tempranillo is delicious with el pastor spanish red wine soaked goat cheese this traditional spanish cheese is sub- month-aged cheese is flavorsome and has annette alvarez- peters oversees and spirits program the french connection matches beautifully with the rare find of monteau alpine cheese from the yellow milk cheese is inspired by abondance along with a hint of butter and hazelnut refreshing pale pink rosé cheddar and champagne cabot clothbound mature bandage comes from jasper hill farm in vermont deeply savory and slightly tangy flavor