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I am looking for suggestions on a good wine and cheese to go with some Iberico chorizo and ham that I bought. Thanks!

Campo Viejo Tempranillo is a great and affordable Spanish red. Widely available for 12-14$. I bought a bottle of this on a whim and now it's one of my go to wines. Pairs well with strong flavours.

I think in the line of cheese maybe a nice raw milk manchego? Check out Whole Foods or Hintonburg Grocer for details!

Nicastro's on Merivale has some of the most reasonably priced manchego cheese in Ottawa. Fino and Manzanilla sherries are the traditional accompaniment to salty/savoury Spanish snacks, and both of these are excellent (but your mileage may vary depending on how much you like sherry):

www.lcbo.com

www.saq.com

Cava goes well with this kind of food also; this one's my favourite:

www.saq.com

I can't speak to the pairings, but my two favourite reds these days are both Spanish:

* Radio Boka Tempranillo ($10.95, currently on for $9.95)
* Red Guitar old vine Tempranillo Garnacha ($14.95)

Best value around in my opinion! If you love Tempranillo/Aragonês as much as I do. :-)

Seconding the recommendation for manchego assuming you enjoy sharp goat milk cheeses. As for wine look for something from Priorat - intense, full-bodied wines in the $15-20 range.

I'm with panfishpete, on everything (including the Nicastro's recommendation). I love sherry, but lots of people don't. The safe bet is cava. I also like this one and it's widely available: www.lcbo.com

Thanks for the suggestion, cardamom! I'll try that cava for sure. I love sherry too, especially the Walnut Brown. Worth checking out if you haven't! www.lcbo.com

[edit: Oops, looks like it's hard to find now. Keep an eye out in case they bring in more!]

Whole Foods had a Spanish cheese tasting in November.
I went and they had 6 different cheeses and some almonds and some very tasty candied Spanish walnuts.

I'm not sure of the prices,but I did take some pictures of the cheeses so I would remember the labels.
I can look that up and post the pics if you want.