CHEESE
PAIRING CHART
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WINE
SELECTIONS
(basic description & examples) |
CHEESE
SELECTIONS
(basic description & examples) |
| Dry White Wines, light to
med-bodied
Auxerrois,Travigne White and Rose, Chardonnay (black label), Viognier, Riesling Reserve, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Late Autumn Riesling |
Cream based, fresh no rind, most Goat's cheeses, and
bluish-gray natural
rind.
Cream cheese, crème fraiche, mozzarella, fontina, chevre, crottin, feta, havarti, st-marcellin, tete de moine, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Emmental , Ricotta, Monterey Jack, Barbu, Bouleau, Knockalara |
| Dry White Wines,
Full-Bodied
Chardonnay Reserve, Chardonnay Single Vineyards - Montague, Klose, Seeger, Schuele, Founder's Reserve Chardonnay |
Semi-soft Cheeses, grey-pink thick rind & Soft cheeses with bloomy white or red dotted rind
Brie, Camembert, Port-Salut, Chaource, Bougon, Livarot, Pont l'Eveque, Reblochon, Oka, Tomme de Savoie, St-Nectaire, St. Andre, Taleggio, Dunberra |
| Dry Red Wines, Light to Med-Bodied,
Fruity
Travinge Red, Gamay Noir, Zweigelt, Black Label - Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc |
Fresh with no rind, soft cheeses with bloomy rind, and some colored thick
rinds
Brick, Brie, Cheshire, Edam, Emmental, Gouda, Gruyere, Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Wensleydale, Jarlsberg, Oka ,Migneron, Coolea |
| Dry Red Wines, Medium-Bodied,
Complex
Pinot Noir Reserve, Founder's Reserve Pinot Noir, Montague Estate Pinot Noir |
Soft Cheeses with washed and sticky orange-red, brownish
rinds
Pied-de-Vent, Mi-Careme, Vacherin Chaput, Munster, Langres, Mature Epoisses, Maroilles, Raw milk Brie, Coulommiers, Morbier, Milleens, Reblochon, Limburger, Sir Laurier d'Arthabaska, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, St-Damase Au Gre des Champs, Gubbeen |
| Dry Red Wines
Full-Bodied
Cabernet Franc Reserve, Meritage Reserve, Schuele Vineyard Merlot, Braeburn Vineyard Shiraz, Klose Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
Hard Cheeses, waxed or oiled
Parmigiano Reggiano, Ricotta Salata, Romano, Asiago, Pont l'Eveque, Gruyere family, Manchego, Cantal, Comte, Old Gouda, Old Cheddar, Baulderstone, Beaufort, Leicester, Aged Chesire, Chevre Noir, Wensleydale, Tilsit, Iberico, Mahon, Roncal, Mizithra |
| Sweet Dessert
& Specialty Wines Icewines: |
| Vidal (pearl), Riesling (silver), Oak-Aged Vidal (Gold), Chenin Blanc, Sparkling, Cabernet
Franc |
| Select & Special Select Late Harvest: |
| Vidal, Cabernet Franc, Riesling |
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| Blue Veined Cheeses and Some Cream
Cheeses |
| Roquefort, Saga, Cambonzola, Blue Ermite, Le Ciel de Charlevoix, Bleu de la Moutonniere, Bleubry Cayer, Cabrales, Mascarpone, Devon Cream, Torta, Gorgonzola |
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