What types of cheeses go well with white wine?!
What types of cheeses go well with white wine?
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what type of white wine? This weekend I had an italian cheese called tagallio with a fig preserve which went very well with a white bordeaux.
I find french goat cheeses go well with a white burg that has more minerally tastes to it.
What type of white?
If it's a mild fruity type of white like a pinot grigio or a sauvignon blanc, then keep to fairly mild cheeses, like maybe a regular swiss, port salud, chevre, brie.
If it's a smokey white like chardonnay or a sharper one like chablis, then go with cheeses that have more but not powerful flavor; emmenthaler, edam, gouda, mild cheddar, and the like.
Your more potent cheeses--bleu, rocquefort, keflatori, feta, sharp cheddar, and so forth--ought to be served with a hearty red.
I love Sancerrre (Sauvignon Blanc) with goat cheeses (Chevre), Puligny Montrachet (Chardonnay) with soft-rind cheeses (brie, camembert) and Alsatian whites (dry Riesling, Pinot Blanc) with washed rind types (Port Salut, Boursin). With smoked cheeses nothing is yummier than an off-dry Riesling.
Saltier, more pungent cheeses (cheddar, aged gouda, Italian cheeses) want a young red.
Aged Provolone:
Wine Affinities: Sweeter-styles wines, such as Port, Amarone, Sauternes and Eiswein.
Swiss & Gruyère:
Wine Affinities: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Beaujolais, Pinot Noir, Merlot.
Brie & Camembert:
Wine Affinities: Sparkling wines, Chardonnay, Beaujolais , Pinot Noir, Madeira
Gouda & Edam:
Wine Affinities: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Beaujolais and some lighter-styled Chardonnay.
Monterey Jack & Muenster:
Wine Affinities: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Beaujolais, Pinot Noir, Merlot.
Aged Cheddar:
Wine Affinities: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauternes, Port, Madeira , Rich Sherry.
Blue & Gorgonzola:
Wine Affinities: Red or white sweet wines, fruity red wines (Amarone, Port).
Brick:
Wine Affinities: Mild Brick - fruity red or white wines. Aged Brick - Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Beaujolais , Pinot Noir, Merlot.
Aged Asiago & Parmesan:
Wine Affinities: Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc , Burgundy, Merlot, Bolcetto, Barbera.
Velveeta and Cheese Whiz go well with any wine.
my husband and I are Pinot Grigio and brie fans! sweet and creamy!!