This Wine |
Goes Well with This Cheese |
Sparkling wine |
Fresh cow or goat milk cheese, triple-crème cheeses, or
Parmigiano Reggiano |
Crisp white wines like Sauvignon Blanc |
Mold-ripened goat milk cheeses |
Buttery Chardonnays |
Buttery, creamy cheeses; try a triple-crème cow milk or
an aged Gouda |
Sweet or crisp Riesling |
Washed-rind cow milk cheeses |
Lighter red wines, such as Pinot Noir and Sangiovese |
Semi-firm sheep or goat milk cheeses; try Ossau-Iraty,
Manchego, or younger Gouda |
Syrah |
Comté |
Big red wines, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux blend,
full-bodied Zinfandels |
Aged cheddar or another cheese with some bite and heft, such as
an aged pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano, or Grana Padano |
Dessert wines (port, Sauternes, or Late Harvest Riesling) |
Blue cheeses and triple-crème cow milk cheeses |