Pairing Wine with Cheese

Cheese and wine are perfect companions

Wine and cheese work very well together. While there are certainly no rules to uphold, matching wine and cheese carefully can bring out the best flavors in both. Harder types of cheese like Pecorino can stand up to a wine with a lot of tannins, like a Cabernet Sauvignon. Creamy cheeses, like Brie, pair better with wines that have crisp, fruit flavors. Salty cheeses go best with a sweet wine partner like Muscat.

WHAT WINE TO SERVE WITH GOAT CHEESE

SOFT: Brut or Rosé Sparkling Wine, Sauvignon (Fumé) Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir
HARD: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon

PAIRING COW & SHEEP CHEESE WITH WINE

MEDIUM: Pinot Noir, Petite Sirah
HARD: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Port Blue, Late-Harvest Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Zinfandel

For more information on these varietals,
check out our Wine Varietals Definitions

Pairing Food with Wine

Find great wines to pair with a variety of cheeses

• Appetizers & First Courses
• Asian Food
• Cheeses
• Desserts
• Holiday Meals
• Other Main Courses
• Turkey

• Meat & Poultry
• - Chicken
• Seafood
• - Oysters
• - Sushi
• - Sushi & Supermarket Wines

Pairing Wine with Food

Learn how to match wines with the right dish

• Red Wines
• - Pinot Noir
• - Zinfandel
• White Wines
• - Sauvignon Blanc
• Other Wines

• Veuve Clicquot's La Grande Dame
• Dom Perignon
• Top 10 Steak Wines
• Top 10 Seafood Wines

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Pairing Wine with Cheese

WHAT WINE TO SERVE WITH GOAT CHEESE

PAIRING COW & SHEEP CHEESE WITH WINE

Pairing Food with Wine

Pairing Wine with Food