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Tips on Pairing Wine & CheeseBased on centuries of experiments made by the cheese and wine
lovers around the world, and our own knowledge about it, we collected some useful suggestions that may help you when combining a certain type of cheese with a suitable wine. Since taste is a very particular and subjective matter, our first recommendation is that, after experimenting a new combination of cheese and wine that you liked, just make a note of it ! In general Goat's milk cheese goes well with a delicate body wines such as Riesling, Gewürztramine and also can be paired with Sauvignon Blanc or any other dry, fruity white wines. The same can be applied to the red wines, the light bodied ones pair very
well with the goat's milk cheeses.
Pairing Sheep's milk cheese and wine is pretty easy as they go well with a large variety of wines, for the red ones you can go from the light red wines to the full bodied ones. As for the white wines we recommend the light ones, and among them the sweetest.
For the Cow's milk cheese, it will be easier to have a general view if we subdivide in categories:
White Triple Crèmes - A light to medium red wine makes a perfect accompaniment for these cheeses or you can also pair them with Champagne.
Soft Cheeses - They can be well paired with a light fruity red wine such as Beaujolais or even with medium bodied red wine such as Merlot or Shiraz. Sparkling wines also go very well with soft cheeses. Semi Soft Cheeses - These cheeses go very well with light reds such as France's famed young Beaujolais Nouveau, if you want a combination with a white wine we suggest a White Côtes du Rhône or a Chardonnay. Semi Hard Cheeses - If you have a chance to get a matured red wine, it will go very well with Cheddar and most semi-hard
cheeses. As a general overview the full bodied white wines, such
as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, will pair well with the
semi firm cheeses.
Hard Cheeses - They are generally strong flavored cheeses, so the best combination will be with robust red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Syrah. If your choice is for the white ones,
then the Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay will be a good pairing.
Blue Cheeses - Pairing blue cheeses with wine can be not so easy, as a general rule the sweet or slightly sweet wines like Sauternes or Port will make a good pair with the blue cheeses. Considering the red wines, Bordeaux or Cabernet Sauvignon will be a good choice, for the white a Cabernet Franc will be
a good option.
There is no cheese classification that can comprehend all types of cheeses, therefore a list of some very well know cheeses and their correspondents wines options, as well some classical pairing
options, will be very useful:
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