Usually do 2-3 cheeses - triple cream or brie, something like an aged cheddar or other richer hard cheese and maybe a milder Iberico or Manchego. Olives - Kalamata would be the go-to usually. Thinly sliced apple slices and dried fruit like cherries or apricots are a good addition. For meats, lean toward Speck ham or iberico ham, calabrese sausage, and prosciutto. Serve with some water cracker varieties or something like a sourdough olive oil and sea salt flatbread cracker.
We’ll also do smoked salmon, or a goose liver pate on occasion.
As for wine - pretty much any red/white will do well with some of the above.
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