Holiday Wine and Cheese Party Recipe

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Ingredients

  • Buy the best cheese you can afford
  • 2 oz of each cheese per guest
  • Salted, candied or spiced nuts can be served
  • Cheese: Brie, Camembert
  • Wines: Beaujolais, Cabernet Sauvignon, Champagne, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Port, Sherry
  • Fruits: Plums, Berries, Apples
  • Semi-Soft Cheeses:
  • Mild, buttery taste and smooth texture; easily sliced
  • Cheese: Fontina
  • Wines: Gewürztraminer, Pinot Grigio
  • Fruit: Apples, Pears
  • Cheese: Havarti
  • Wines: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Rose'
  • Fruits: Grapes, Pears, Raisins
  • Cheese: Monterey Jack, Muenster
  • Wines: Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
  • Fruits: Plums, Strawberries, Peaches
  • Cheese: Mozzarella (fresh)
  • Wines: Beaujolais, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir
  • Fruits: Berries, Melons, Peaches, Pineapple
  • Semi-Hard Cheeses:
  • Some of the most recognizable cheeses.
  • Cheeses: Cheddar, Edam, Gouda
  • Wines: Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling
  • Fruits: Apples, Grapes, Peaches, Pears
  • Cheese: Emmentaler, Swiss
  • Wines: Champagne, Gewürtzraminer, Riesling
  • Fruit: Apples, Grapes, Peaches, Pears
  • Cheese: Gruyère, Provolone
  • Wines: Amarone, Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Dolcetto, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Port
  • Fruits: Grapes, Melons, Peaches, Pineapple
  • Hard Cheeses:
  • Aged cheese with intense, sharp flavors.
  • Cheese: Aged Asiago
  • Wines: Bardolino, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Rioja, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
  • Fruits: Apples, Pears
  • Cheese: Parmesan
  • Wines: Burgundy, Chianti, Merlot, Riesling
  • Fruits: Apples, Figs, Grapes
  • Cheese: Romano
  • Wines: Amarone, Barbesco, Barolo, Chianti, Zinfandel
  • Fruit: Melon, Mangos
  • Blue-Veined Cheese
  • Intensely sharp, pungent, aromatic with earthly flavors
  • Cheeses: Blue, Gorgonzola, Roquefort
  • Wines: Amarone, Moscato, Port, Sauternes
  • Fruit: Apples, Grapes, Pears
  • Cheese: Stilton
  • Wine: Port
  • Fruit: Pears
  • Goat Cheese:
  • Sharp and tangy flavors
  • Cheese: Chèvre, Feta
  • Wines: Champagne, Chenin Blanc, Pouilly Fumè, Sancerre
  • Fruits: Apples, Pears, Peaches
  • Chocolates:
  • Champagne and Sparkling Wines go with all chocolate types.
  • All fruit can be pared with chocolates.
  • White Chocolate
  • Wines: Sherry, Muscat, Fruity Chardonnay, Moscato d' Asti
  • Milk Chocolate
  • Wines: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Muscat, Champagne
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Pino Noir, Port, Chianti
  • Bittersweet Chocolate
  • Wines: Bordeaux. Beaujolais, Shiraz, Orange Muscat, Port
  • Wine, Cheese

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