Cheese Wine Pairing
The realm of cheese is as vast as the world of wine; there are dozens of styles from all around the world, and, just like wine, each has a unique personality. The good news is that all cheese is compatible with wine. They’re a match made in heaven. Here’s how to pair the most common types of cheese with wine.
Pair fresh cheese and curd cheese like ricotta, goat cheese, Brie, Camembert, burrata and paneer, amongst others, with light-bodied, crisp white wine like Sauvignon Blanc or Vermentino.
Semi-hard and hard cheese, like Cheddar, Manchego, Emmental, Gruyere, Edam and Gouda, are best paired with red wine with medium tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Grenache are compatible with this type of cheese.
Blue cheese is best paired with sweet wine, including Muscat, Riesling and the famous Sauternes. Sweetness contrasts with the saltiness in wine, and the sweet wines’ persistency is as lengthy as the intense aroma in blue cheese and rind-washed cheese. Find the right wine for every cheese in our cheese and wine selection below.
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Alsace Grand Cru: Joseph Cattin Muscat HatschbourgComplex, intense, fresh but fruity nose, with a strong aroma of fresh grape. Elegant on the palate with a lingering after-taste. Discover the best of the Muscat grape with this treasure of the Cattin range.
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Gaillac: Domaine Barreau Baro Prunelart RedRich, full, generous, spicy, fresh yet mature, the tannic grapes ensure it is wholesome on the tongue.
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Vin de France: Domaine Les Paissels Touche Pas Au Gibi WhiteFresh and round wine made from the ancient grape variety 'Gibi', planted alongside a young parcel of Grenache Gris.
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Cahors: Chateau de Gaudou Renaissance RedIntense and powerful, the rebirth the 'Cru' of Gaudou. Nose of black fruit, with floral and woody notes. Intense on the palate, mature and elegant, with a finish on vanilla.
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Saint-Emilion: Chateau Bertinat LartigueA true St-Emilion with lovely balance and elegance. Wood on the nose, round in the mouth. Look out for the lingering after-taste and the delicate cherry background taste.
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Sancerre: Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Moulin des Vrilleres RedThe concentrated palate, ample and harmonious, prolongs the complexity of aromas and supple tannins, and leads to a persistent finale which leaves you with the feeling of great freshness.
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Vacqueyras: Domaine La PerdriereRipe red fruit flavour, the combination of power and finesse, with a generous fruit. It reveals all the character of the Vacqueyras terroir.
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Cairanne: Domaine des Amadieu Cuvée Vieilles Vignes RedMade with over 50 years old Grenache vines and with some Syrah, Mourvedre and a little Carignan. Lengthy taste of fruits and spice, rounded and structured with soft tannins. Magnificent taste, still a couple of years to reach its best. Drink it now but decant it first.
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Saint-Guilhem-Le-Desert: Terre des 2 Sources Caprices ViognierRipe aromas of stone fruit and some tropical notes to the nose. Zesty fresh acidity, resulting in a long palate with flavours of lime, mandarin and white flowers. The flavours linger in your mouth long after swallowing ensuring this is a wine that is ideal for pairing with food.
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Bourgogne: Dampt Freres Epineuil RedThe nose is eloquent and charming, evoking smells of blackcurrant and wild strawberry. On the palate it is is supple and velvety - fleshy and well coated that retains great freshness.
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Pierrevert: Chateau de Rousset Le Grand Jas RedGenuine expression of the low alpine character. Fruit, complexity and more fruit. Fresh with a great length, with unique flavours.
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Moulis-en-Médoc: Château Ruat Petit PoujeauxA complex and fruity nose, with blackfruits, and raspberry. An elegant structure with smooth tannins and a nice length.
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Sancerre: Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Moulin des VrilleresAlways a fashionable winner if you like Sauvignon. This particular wine has the merit to always please irrespective of the vintage. That has been the case for the last 25 years. It has a dry and most appealing roundness, and such a lovely lingering after-taste. At its best with fish, shellfish and goat cheese. Best drunk within 5 years, but will keep longer and will change in character.
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Bandol: Domaine de la Garenne RedRuby-intensive, with delicate aromas of red fruit. Tannins with good length on the finish.
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Coteaux du Layon: Domaine de la Ducquerie Chaumes Premier CruThe originality of the terroir of Chaume brings to this Cru classé minerality, body and opulence. More concentrated, it has notes of candied fruits, citrus and honey.
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Cairanne: Domaine Des Amadieu Haut de Beauregard RedExcellent length with freshness. Round and soft. This wine is made in small quantity with a yearly production of only 1,663 bottles.
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Côtes du Rhône Villages Seguret: Domaine de Perdriere C'est Beau La HautOld Grenache vines growing in idyllic conditions on a high terroir from Séguret, give this elegant, powerful wine that you can lay down. Very colourful and structured, on the palate, exuberant, powerful and warm.
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Terrasses du Larzac: Terre des 2 Sources Accords RedGenerous, ripe and rich summer fruit with hints of spice and herbs dominate the aromas. The palate is elegant, but full flavoured, with supple tannins and a complex lingering finish.
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Pouilly Fume: Domaine Masson-Blondelet Villa PaulusElegant fruit. Flinty with long finish and persistent after-taste, best with seafood or goat cheese. A classy wine, always very consistent over the years.
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Bourgogne: Dampt Freres Le Clos du ChateauDense nose of well-ripened black fruits. Volume and structure in the mouth. Gourmet finish.
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Bourgogne Cote d'Or: Domaine Poulleau RedPurple dress. Bouquet of small red fruits. Supple and round wine.
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Bouches-du-Rhone: Chateau de Fontcreuse Mussuguet RedA bold, deep purple red wine from Mussuguet in the town of Marseille that brims with cherry, raspberry, intense fruit and vanilla, whilst maintaining structure, balance and elegance. A superb combination of power and finesse, produced to organic standards.
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Pouilly Fume: Domaine Masson-Blondelet Les Pierres de PierreThe tense and vibrant attack gives way to fatness and roundness. Its high minerality and its length in mouth allow a great variety of food matches.
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Pouilly-Fumé: Domaine Masson-Blondelet Clos du Chateau PaladiPeach aromas on the nose, soft and round with a refreshing acidity. Made from a plot in the locally called 'Château Paladi', in Pouilly, a four-towered bourgeois house.
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Cote de Beaune: Domaine Poulleau Les Mondes Rondes RedRed nose of small fruits and animal notes. Mouth rather flavourful than severe. An annual production of 12,000 bottles.
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Malepère: Chateau de Cointes ToscaRobe of garnet, with an intense and complex nose of ripe fruit and compotes. Very nice fleshy structure, long with good balance and smooth tannins.
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Saint-Émilion Grand Cru: Chateau Orisse Du CasseDark Ruby colour. Long distance wine made with a majority of Merlot. Look out for the depth of fruit and the intensity. The reward will be there for those who are prepared to wait.
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Chablis Premier Cru: Dampt Freres VaucoupinComplex mineral nose with aromas of fresh fruit, grapes, apple, pear and breadcrumbs. It evolves towards notes of peach, pineapple, apricot, with hints of sweet spices. The palate is fresh, precise and orchestrated by a predominantly clay minerality. The finish, supple and melted, lets express aromas of white fruits.
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Chorey-Les-Beaune: Domaine Poulleau RedLight, supple and moderately tannic wine. Fine aromas of Morello cherry and raspberry. Wine more elegant than powerful. An annual production of 2,700 bottles.
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Cahors: Chatelet de Gaudou Reserve Caillau RedFrom vines over 60 years old, expressive bouquet of red and black fruit, with floral notes. Silky on the palate, with soft tannins and fruit. Very versatile, can be kept or drank now.
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