WINE MATCHING TIPS
When selecting which wines to pair with your cheeses, keep these simple tips in mind:
Match the weight/richness of the cheese with the body of the wine
Match the flavour intensity of the cheese and the flavour intensity of the wine
Avoid combining oily or very salty cheeses with high-tannin red wines
Fresh cheeses
fromage frais
Suggested wine style
Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Young sparkling wines
Suggested bread
Baguette, Crusty unbleached white sourdough, Grilled fruit breads
Suggested accompaniments
Dried fruit & nuts, Muscatels, fresh raspberries & blueberries
Semi-hard & hard cheeses
Cheddar & Comte
Suggested wine style
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Medium-bodied red
Suggested bread
Rye bread, Sourdough, Wholemeal bread
Suggested accompaniments
Fruit chutney, cherry jam, Cornichons, onion marmalade, pickled vegetables
White mould cheeses
Brie, Camembert
Suggested wine style
Oak-matured Chardonnay, Light Pinot Noir, Semillon, Light fortified i.e. Sherry
Suggested bread
Baguette, Crusty unbleached white sourdough
Suggested accompaniments
Fresh berries, roasted figs, pear, green grapes
Washed rind cheeses
Pont l’Eveque, Taleggio
Suggested wine style
Full bodied Pinot Noir or Grenache, Vintage Sparkling wines, late harvest Riesling, Belgian beer, German or Alsatian Rieslings
Suggested bread
Wholemeal bread, Corn bread, Rye breads, Olive & rosemary loaf
Suggested accompaniments
Mustard fruits, pear, potatoes, celery
Blue cheese
Stilton or Danish Blue
Suggested wine style
Tokay, Muscat, Port, Gewurztraminer, sweeter German Rieslings, Moscato, Sparkling Shiraz
Suggested bread
Sourdough, Rye, Fig & Walnut
Suggested accompaniments
Walnuts, Fig Jam, Seville Marmalade, Fresh Figs, Finely sliced fresh pear, honey, dark chocolate