| Wine and Cheese are said to be the purest and most romantic link between humans and the earth. Uniquely, every style of wine and cheese maintains it’s own flavor, texture and other inherent characteristics.
They certainly do share much common
ground:
- Both date back to ancient times (Wine 10,000 years - Cheese 4,000
years)
- They both are a product of fermentation, most maintain quality standards or
appellations
- Both are a reflection of their
terroir, and vary from the style in which they are
produced
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When considering our pairing options we could always take an easy route and fall back to tradition, regional wine with regional cheese, although this would limit our selections. Granted, with so many exceptional new world options for both wine and cheese the choices brought forth to the consumer can become rather confusing.
We recognize these perplexities and feel simplicity is
best. So let’s demystify, and begin our pairings!
Helpful guidelines to follow:
- Note there will always be exceptions, so
experiment
- The harder the cheese the higher degree of tannin a wine can
have
- Creamy cheeses require a wine with higher
acidity
- The whiter and fresher the cheese, the crisper and fruitier the
wine
- Heavy rich cheeses will partner with light reds and
Chardonnay
- Strong veined cheeses usually demand a sweeter
wine
- Soft cheeses with bloomy white or red dotted rind, full bodied whites, younger reds, lower tannins
- Orange-red rind soft cheeses, full-bodied reds with lower tannins, powerful
whites
- Semi-soft cheeses with a
pink-gray rind, strong powerful whites, mature whites
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