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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