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Educational Wine Tasting
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Wine and Cheese Pairing Chart:

Wine Selections

Cheese Selections

Dry White Wines, Light to Med-Bodied

Sauvignon Blanc, Gruner Vetliner, Rose, Chenin Blanc (dry), Chardonnay (unoaked), Dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Champagne or Sparkling wine

Fresh Cheese (retains milk flavors, no rind) most Goat’s cheeses, and blueish-grey natural rind

Chevre (premium soft goat), Cotija, Crème Fraiche, Fontina, Feta, Ricotta…

Dry White Wines, Full-Bodied

Chardonnay (oaked), Fume Blanc, Dry Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Viogner, Semillon, Champagne or Sparkling wine.

Semi-soft Cheeses, grey-pink thick rind & soft cheeses with bloomy white or red dotted rind

Brie, Camembert, Colby, Port-Salut, Fontina, Havarti, Teleme

Dry Red Wines, Light to Med-Bodied, Fruity

Gamey Beaujolais, Dry Rose, Zweigelt, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir.

Fresh, no rind, soft ripened cheeses with bloomy rind, and colored thick rinds

Brie, Camembert, Edam, Gouda, Gruyere, Fresh Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Jarlsberg, Munster

Dry Red Wines, Medium-Full Bodied, Complex and Rustic

Pinot Noir, Chianti, Barbaresco, Barbera, Pinotage
Older Rustic styles with softer tannins:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Soft Cheeses, washed and sticky orange-red, brownish rinds

Pied-de-Vent, Mi-Carême, Vacherin, Brie d’Mieux, Chaput, Munster

Dry Red Wines, Light to Med-Bodied, Fruity

Beaujolais or Gamay Noir, Valpolicella, Dry Rose, Zweigelt, Cabernet Franc, Barbaresco, Pinot Noir

Fresh with no rind, soft cheeses with bloomy rind, and some colored thick rinds

Brick, Brie, Cheshire, Edam, Swiss, Gouda, Gruyere, Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Wensleydale, Jarlsberg, Munster

Dry Red Wines, Full-Bodied

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Meritage, Merlot, Shiraz or Syrah, Rioja, Amarone, Chianti Classico, Malbec, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Ribera del Duero, Grenache

Hard Cheeses, Waxed or Oiled

Parmigiano Reggiano, Ricotta Salata, Romano, Asiago, Gruyere family, Old Gouda, Old Cheddar, Baulderstone, Aged Cheshire, Wensleydale, Mizithra

Sweet Wines

Port (Ruby), Icewine, Sweet Vouvray, Sauternes/ Barsac, Sweet Rieslings

Blue Veined Cheeses

Roquefort, Saga, Cambonzola, Blue Ermite, Bleu de la Moutonniere, Bleubry Cayer, Mascarpone, Torta, Gorgonzola, Stilton

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