Cheese & Wine
There are few, if any, more natural combinations than cheese and alcohol. But which cheese with which alcohol? Contrary to popular belief, red wine is not the only great accompaniment with cheese, white wine (even Champagne) can also be enjoyed with cheese to develop pleasant, indeed unforgettable flavours.
Style of Cheese
Best served with
- Hard Mild
- Lancashire,
- Cheshire,
- Caerphilly
- Most Dry White Wines
- Muscadet,
- Loire Sauvignon (Sancerre),
- Chenin Blanc Dry (Vouvray),
- New World Sauvignon Blanc,
- Côtes de Duras Blanc
- Light Reds
- Red Loire (Chinon/Bourgeuil),
- Beaujolais,
- Côtes de Duras Rouge
- Other
- Dry Cider
- Hard Full Mature Flavour
- Comté,
- Lincolnshire Poacher,
- Montgomery Cheddar,
- Beaufort,
- Aged Gouda,
- Parmesan
- Fuller Whites
- Côtes de Duras Blanc,
- White Burgundy (Pouilly Fumé),
- Alsace Gewurztraminer,
- Viognier/Condrieu
- Sweet Whites
- Chenin Blanc Demi Sec (Vouvray),
- Sauternes
- Fruity Reds
- Bordeaux, Côtes du Rhône,
- Châteauneuf du Pape,
- Hermitage
- Other
- Real Ales
- Soft Milder
- Brillat Savarin,
- St Eadburgha,
- Reblochon,
- Tunworth,
- Waterloo,
- Camembert,
- Gubbeen
- Fuller Whites
- Chardonnay,
- Chenin Blanc Demi Sec (Vouvray),
- Maçon,
- White Burgundy
- Medium Reds
- Red Burgundy,
- Merlot Pomerol,
- Cabernet Sauvignon,
- Medoc,
- Gamay
- Other
- Medium cider
- Soft Fuller Flavour
- Brie de Meaux,
- Langres,
- Munster,
- Epoisses,
- Stinking Bishop
- Fuller Whites
- Côtes de Duras Blanc,
- White Burgundy,
- Gewurztraminer,
- Viognier/Condrieu,
- steely Chardonnay (Chablis),
- Puligny-Montrachet,
- Meursault
- Characterful Reds
- Douro,
- Gamay,
- Rioja
- Fortified
- White Port,
- Old Tawny Port,
- Vintage Port
- Blue
- Oxford Blue,
- Stilton,
- Fourme d'Ambert,
- Gorgonzola,
- Roquefort
- Sweet Whites
- Chenin Blanc Demi Sec (Vouvray),
- Sauternes,
- Monbazillac
- Fortified
- Sherry (Amontillado),
- Old Tawny Port,
- Vintage Port
- Other
- Perry
- Dry Whites
- Chablis,
- Loire Sauvignon (Sancerre),
- Gavi
- Medium Reds
- Pinot Noir,
- Fleurie
- Other
- Somerset Brandy,
- Champagne
- Fuller Whites
- Côtes de Duras Blanc,
- White Burgundy,
- Alsace Gewurztraminer,
- Viognier/Condrieu
- Medium Reds
- Red Burgundy,
- Merlot Pomerol,
- Cabernet Sauvignon Medoc,
- Rioja
- Other
- Light Ales