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Pairing Wine and Cheese

How-to Have a Wine Tasting

By Brooke Spears, published Jun 27, 2007
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One can't just blindly grab a bottle of this and a bottle of that, and toss a hunk of cheddar on a plate and call it a wine tasting. No, When having a wine tasting, several things are law. You don't even have to know anything about what you're doing to get it right, all you have to be wiling to do is to ask questions and go to a reputable business for advice. If you don't want to take that kind of time, or leave the creativity all to yourself, then I've got a list of suggestions for you.

Sparkling Wines: are gentle wines, and even come in some lighter versions known as frizzante or pétillant, or simply semi-sparkling wines.
Ideally you should chill sparkling wines overnight.
Cheese: Sparkling wines go wonderfully with light, mild, buttery, gentle cheeses such as triple cream.

Young Wines
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are crisp, and dry. An almost refreshing type of white wine. Serve slightly chilled, 2-4 hours.
Cheese:Chevre, or soft, young goat cheese.

Chardonnay: Chardonnays are considered white wine, and should be served slightly chilled, 2-4 hours.
Cheese: Brie, Camembert.

Full Cabernet's: are wines who generally are full-flavored, and have a smooth finish. With a stronger flavor than Merlots.
Cheese: Brie, Camembert.

Pinot Noir, Cotes du Rhone, and Medium-bodied Reds: are wines that tends to be of light to medium body and have an aroma of dark fruits.
Cheese: Gruyere, Parmesan, Romano

Sweet Desert Wines: are typically sweet and best served with desert.
Cheese: Blue cheese or Gorgonzola.

Make sure not to cluster each grouping of wine together.
Try to give your guests a starting point from sweetest to boldest wine.
Give each group plenty of space so your guests don't get confussed as to what goes with what.
Make sure to have a bucket on hand to dump unwanted wine into.
When serving these wines its important to have palate cleansers near each separate grouping of wine. For example, crackers, bread and water.
Most of all, don't forget to have plenty of plates, napkins, bottle openers, and cheese knives on hand so you too as the host can enjoy your party.

Pairing Wine and Cheese

Red Wine

Credit: Ian Britton

Copyright: Ian Britton

Takeaways
  • How-to
  • catering
  • party planning
Did You Know?
Wine doesn't necessarily get its color from the grape, some only retain the color of the skin used.
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