Nadia’s tips on pairing Haak wine and cheese: Dry 2009 Blanc du Bois: “Mildly acidic cheeses like Pecorino from Italy get the taste bud juices flowing and makes you crave another glass of wine. In keeping with the flurry of holiday entertaining and wine drinking this season, we asked her about her favorite wine and cheese pairings. “We have an awesome deli display case here at the winery with wonderful cheeses from all over the world that pair very well with our wines,” says Hetzel. Seasonal events fill the calendar all year like the upcoming Port and Chocolate dinner on December 11, followed by a Holiday and Concert Shopping day.
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And guests can expect a full summer concert series with gourmet picnic dinners prepared by chef Lee Pierce. The 12-acre estate, owned by Gladys and Raymond Haak, boasts an entertainment pavilion for the many music concerts and on-site weddings. Haak Winery is not just a place to go sample and buy wines. She also is a German state certified vintner-and you can taste all that experience in her wines. Before she arrived in Texas she received her diploma in enology and viticulture from the University of Geisenheim, Germany. After working in many departments at Haak Vineyards & Winery, Nadia Hetzel was promoted from assistant winemaker to winemaker and vineyard manager one year ago. What an unexpected journey from sommelier at Hotel Johannesburg, Germany, to winemaker at the only winery in Galveston County, Texas.
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