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Wine and cheese have long shared the table, bringing together contrasting and complementary flavours, textures, aromas, and regional traditions.
A successful pairing does not require expert knowledge or an expensive bottle. The simplest approach is to match wines and cheeses of similar intensity, balance rich or salty cheese with acidity or sweetness, and remain curious about what tastes good to you. Pairing guidance commonly recommends matching delicate cheeses with lighter wines and stronger, aged cheeses with more intense wines.
National Wine and Cheese Day is celebrated on July 25, offering a delicious excuse to explore a new cheese, open a favourite wine, build a tasting board, or learn why certain combinations work so well together.
Whether you are planning a relaxed evening, hosting friends, creating a cheese platter, or beginning your first tasting adventure, welcome to a celebration built for sipping, sampling, and discovery.
On the Web
National Wine & Cheese Day – Celebrate the classic pairing of wine and cheese on July 25!
12 Classic Wine & Cheese Pairings You Can Try Today – Here are 12 classic wine and cheese pairings that can’t be missed.
The Basics: Pairing Wine & Cheese — What better way to enjoy a good cheese than with its timeless partner: a glass of wine?
Matching Food & Wine – A resource for beginners from Fiona Beckett.
The Ultimate Guide to Pairing Cheese & Wine – A few simple tips will set you on the path to deliciousness.
Wikipedia Types of Cheese – Learn about the different varieties of cheese from the Internet encyclopedia.
Classic Wine and Cheese Pairings
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Brie and Sparkling Wine
The bubbles and acidity of sparkling wine can refresh the palate after soft, creamy cheese.
Goat Cheese and Sauvignon Blanc
Their bright acidity and fresh, tangy characteristics can form a lively pairing.
Gruyère and Pinot Noir
The moderate intensity and nutty character of Gruyère can complement the fruit and subtle earthiness of Pinot Noir. Wine Folly includes Pinot Noir and Gruyère among its classic combinations.
Aged Cheddar and Cabernet Sauvignon
A bold, matured cheese is better equipped to stand beside a structured red wine.
Blue Cheese and Port
The sweetness of fortified wine can balance the salt and intensity of blue cheese.
Parmesan and Italian Red Wine
Hard, savoury cheese often partners naturally with structured regional wines.
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Books About Wine and Cheese Pairing
Explore pairing principles, tasting techniques, cheese-board design, entertaining, regional traditions, and the sensory vocabulary that helps explain why certain combinations sing.
Pairing Wine with Different Types of Cheese
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Soft and Creamy Cheese
Brie, Camembert and triple-cream cheeses often suit sparkling wines, Chardonnay or other refreshing styles.
Fresh Cheese
Goat cheese, ricotta and mozzarella often work with light, crisp white wines.
Semi-Hard Cheese
Gruyère, Gouda and Manchego can pair with medium-bodied whites or reds.
Hard and Aged Cheese
Cheddar, Parmesan and Pecorino can stand up to fuller-bodied wines.
Blue Cheese
Salty, powerful blue cheese is frequently balanced with sweet or fortified wine.
Wine and cheese pairings.
Build a Wine and Cheese Board
Choose three to five cheeses with different textures and strengths. Add bread or crackers, fruit, nuts, olives, preserves, honey, or other small accompaniments. Label each cheese, provide a separate knife where practical, and arrange the tasting from mildest to strongest.
A simple board might include:
- one soft cheese
- one fresh or tangy cheese
- one semi-firm cheese
- one aged cheese
- one blue cheese
- two or three contrasting wines
- water and non-alcoholic drinks
Host a Wine and Cheese Tasting
- Select three cheeses and three wines.
- Taste from lightest to strongest.
- Observe appearance, aroma, texture and flavour.
- Taste each cheese alone.
- Taste each wine alone.
- Try them together.
- Record favourite combinations.
- End with the strongest cheese or sweetest wine.
Encourage visitors to treat pairing as exploration rather than an examination with tiny crackers and stern eyebrows.
Celebrate!
Pasta Month – Celebrate this extremely versatile, useful and tasty food throughout National Pasta Month this October.
Cheese Lover’s Day – January 20 is the day that we celebrate cheese! While not an official holiday, the date is honored in Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom.
Pina Colada Day – Celebrate the tropical flavors of pineapple and coconut on July 10!
National Mojito Day – Celebrate July 11 with a mojito!
Regional Wine and Cheese Traditions
- French wine with regional French cheese
- Italian wine with Parmesan or Pecorino
- Spanish wine with Manchego
- British wine, cider or ale with Cheddar
- Canadian wine with Canadian artisan cheese
- Portuguese Port with blue cheese
Pairing foods and wines from the same region is a widely used starting principle because traditional combinations often developed together.
Non-Alcoholic Pairings
Wine is not required to enjoy a thoughtful cheese tasting. Sparkling water, alcohol-free wine, apple or pear juice, tea, cider-style beverages, and botanical drinks can provide acidity, sweetness, bubbles, or tannin-like structure.
- Brie with sparkling apple juice
- aged Cheddar with cloudy apple juice
- goat cheese with citrusy sparkling water
- blue cheese with pear nectar
- Parmesan with unsweetened black tea
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