Here is a list for all of you who want to try some wine with your cheese, but don’t know exactly what cheese goes with what wine. There are no hard and fast rules that must be strictly observed, but it helps to keep in mind some simple rules of thumb when choosing a wine:
- The strength of the wine should be roughly equivalent to the strength of the cheese. Strong cheese = strong wine.
- Cheeses with delicate flavor can be served with a greater number of wines than can strong flavored cheeses.
- White wine works well with many cheeses.
- Generally, cheeses and wines from the same area complement each other.
The following table will help you get started, but afterwards, feel free to experiment. The happiest marriages between cheese and wine are often found this way… Happy Tasting!
Wine List with Suggested Cheeses
| Type of Wine | Examples | Cheeses |
| Light Reds | Touraine, Chinon | Brillat Savarin, Camembert, Cantal, Comté,Emmenthal, Mimolette, Morbier, Munster, Reblochon, St. Félicien,St. Marcellin, St. Nectaire, St. Maure, Tomme de Savoie |
| Medium Reds | Cote de Beaune, Pomerol, Savigny les Beaune, St. Emilion | Beaufort, Brébis, Brie de Meaux, Brillat Savarin, Camembert, Cantal, Chabichou, Chaource, Emmenthal, Langres, Mimolette, Morbier, Pélardon, Pont l’Eveque, Reblochon, Rocamadour, St. Félicien, St. Marcellin, St. Nectaire, Salers, Tomme de Savoie |
| Strong Reds | Gigondas, Cote Rotie, Haut-Médoc, Cahors, Bandol | Bleu d’Auvergne, Camembert, Epoisses, Fourme d’Ambert, Langres, Munster, Picodon, Pont l’Eveque, Roquefort, St. Nectaire, Salers |
| Light Dry Whites | Sancerre, Chablis | Brillat Savarin, Chabichou, Chaource, Comté, Crottin, Mimolette, Pélardon, Picodon, Puligny St. Pierre, Reblochon, Rocamadour, St. Félicien, St. Maure, Pyramide |
| Full Bodied Dry Whites | Puligny Montrachet, Meursault | Beaufort, Brébis, Comté, Crottin, Munster, Picodon, Puligny St. Pierre, Reblochon, St. Marcellin, St. Maure, Salers, Pyramide |
| Sweet Whites | Sauternes, Juraçon, Loupiac | Bleu d’Auverne, Roquefort |
| Rosé | Chaource, Comté, Picodon | |
| Champagne | Brie, Camembert, Comté, Epoisses, Langres, Reblochon | |
| Beer | Camembert, Mimolette, Munster |
