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Virtual: Ballet FUNdraiser~ Cheese and Wine Virtual Tasting with Michael Shaps Wineworks

Join Michael and his daughter, Hanna, on Sunday, January 24th at 2 pm for a special virtual cheese & wine pairing to benefit the Charlottesville Ballet.

The Charlottesville Ballet Benefit Zoom Wine and Cheese Pairing will feature Michael's 2016 Chardonnay and 2016 Petit Verdot with expert commentary.

Cheesemonger Hanna Shaps will guide a paired tasting of Meadow Creek Mountaineer (Virginia) and Colston Bassett Stilton (England) to accompany the wines.

University of Virginia Professor of Public Policy and Charlottesville Ballet supporter, Jeanine Braithwaite, will moderate.

The cheeseboard can be purchased online from Feast! for $15 here: https://www.feastvirginia.com/.../michael-shaps-cheese...
and must be picked up by 3pm on Friday, Jan. 22nd.
For an additional charge, cheese can be shipped; shipment orders must be placed by 3 pm on Tuesday, Jan 19th.

*If you are unable to purchase from Feast!, we encourage you to find similar cheeses at your local cheese shop.

Michael's daughter Hanna lives in Burgundy, France and works for Fromagerie Alain Hess. She will join us live via Zoom.

To support the Charlottesville Ballet: www.CharlottesvilleBallet.org