| It's no secret to anyone...wine and cheese go hand | | | | roquefort (blue cheese), cheddar, colby, gouda or |
| in hand. Different cheese selections affect the | | | | parmesan |
| palate influence for different wines. If your hosting | | | | Chenin Blanc-consider a camembert or goat |
| a wine and cheese tasting party you will want to | | | | cheese |
| make sure and pair your cheese selections with | | | | Sauvignon Blanc-consider brie, feta, asiago, goat |
| the types of wines you will be featuring. | | | | cheese, cheddar or parmesan |
| For example...a good blue cheese can make a | | | | Pinot Noir-consider monterey jack, swiss, brie, |
| younger and lower end Cabernet Savignon taste | | | | gruyere or muenster |
| like a much higher quality wine. The tanins of the | | | | Pinot Grigio-consider cheddar, edam, goat cheese, |
| Cab go extremely well with the fatty heaviness | | | | gouda, mozarella and muenster |
| of the bleu cheese. | | | | Riesling-consider blue cheese, gouda, edam, brie or |
| Have your guests take a sample of the wine first. | | | | monterey jack |
| Then introduce the blue cheese and have them | | | | Chardonnay-consider provolone, brie, gouda, |
| taste the wine again. Their assessment of the | | | | gruyere, parmesan or camembert |
| wine after the blue cheese has coated their | | | | Chianti-consider mozarella, parmesan, fontina or |
| mouth will probably be much higher than their | | | | provolone |
| original assessment of the wine without the | | | | Beaujolais-consider goat cheese, brie or |
| cheese. | | | | camembert |
| Here's a short list of sample cheese and wine | | | | Have fun with your wine cheese tasting parties |
| pairings: | | | | and please be sure to read our other articles on |
| Merlot-consider a brie, cheddar, gruyere, | | | | types of wine tastings and how to host a wine |
| parmesan or gargonzola | | | | tasting party. |
| Cabernet Sauvignon-consider camembert, | | | | |