36 articles Updated October 2026
Pairing Guides
Wine, beer, and food matches for your favorite cheeses.
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What Are the Best Wines to Pair with Brie? 8 Matches by Stage
Champagne is the classic Brie pairing because acidity cuts the fat perfectly. Match eight wine styles to young, ripe, and overripe Brie.
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What Wine Pairs Best with Blue Cheese? Sweet and Bold Matches
What Pairs Best with Goat Cheese? Wine, Beer, and Food by Style
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Wine and cheese 21 articles
- Best Feta Pairings: Wine, Beer, and Food Matches That Work
- Cheddar Pairing: Which Wine, Beer and Food Suit Sharp and Mature Cheddar?
- Gouda Pairing: What Goes with Young and Aged Gouda, from Beer to Port?
- Gouda Wine Pairing: Best Bottles for Young to Aged Gouda
- Parmesan Wine Pairing: Best Reds, Whites, and Sparkling Matches
- Spanish Cheese and Wine Pairing: Best Regional Matches
- Tuscan Wine and Italian Cheese Pairing: Best Regional Matches
- What Are the Best French Wine and Cheese Pairings by Region?
Beer, cider, and spirits 8 articles
- Cheese and Cider Pairing: Which Cider Style Goes With Which Cheese?
- Fall Beer and Cider Cheese Pairing: Best Board Matches
- Japanese Whisky and Cheese Pairing for Highballs and Rich Malts
- What Beer Goes with Cheddar? Best Styles from Mild to Aged
- What Cheese Goes With Dad's Beer? Father's Day Pairings by Style
- Which Beer Goes With Which Cheese? Pairings for Every Beer Style
- Which Cheese Goes Best With Cocktails? Matches for Hosting a Party
- Whiskey and Cheese Pairing: Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, and Cocktail Matches
Food and fruit matches 6 articles
- Halloween Candy and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Candy Type
- What Fruit Pairs Best With Cheese? Fresh, Dried and Jam Matches
- What Jam, Jelly or Preserve Goes With Each Cheese Style?
- Which Cheese Pairs Best with Each Style of Cured Meat?
- Which Cheeses Pair Best with Figs? Fresh, Dried, and Jam Matches
- Which Chocolate Pairs Best With Cheese? Dark, Milk and White Matches
The pairing questions readers ask most
Brined, bloomy, and blue cheeses cause the most trouble at the table. Start with these.
- Gorgonzola and Wine Pairing Dolce and Piccante want different wines. Sweet whites for one, dry whites for the other.
- What to pour with feta Salt and acid drive this one. Crisp whites, rose, olives, and herbs.
- Camembert with cider and sparkling wine Bubbles cut the fat, cider matches the earthiness, and low-tannin reds stay out of the way.
- Build a cheese board that flows How many cheeses, in what order, and where the fruit and bread go.
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Best Feta Pairings: Wine, Beer, and Food Matches That Work
Find the best feta pairing, from Assyrtiko and dry rose to tomatoes, watermelon, olives,…
Cheddar Pairing: Which Wine, Beer and Food Suit Sharp and Mature Cheddar?
What goes with cheddar depends on the one you have: makers' beer, wine, fruit…
Cheese and Cider Pairing: Which Cider Style Goes With Which Cheese?
Which cheese goes with which cider? Sweetness, tannin, and fizz decide it, and guides…
Fall Beer and Cider Cheese Pairing: Best Board Matches
Fall beer and cider cheese pairings by style: Trappist ale, brown ale, dry cider,…
Gouda Pairing: What Goes with Young and Aged Gouda, from Beer to Port?
What goes with Gouda depends on its age: Sercial Madeira, Gamay, off-dry Riesling and…
Gouda Wine Pairing: Best Bottles for Young to Aged Gouda
Off-dry Riesling is the wine most sources name for Gouda. See which wines Wine…
Halloween Candy and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Candy Type
Which cheese goes with Reese's cups, candy corn, Kit Kat, Twix or sour gummies?…
Japanese Whisky and Cheese Pairing for Highballs and Rich Malts
Which cheese goes with Japanese whisky? Saxelby suggests soft Camembert for clean styles, while…
Parmesan Wine Pairing: Best Reds, Whites, and Sparkling Matches
Lambrusco is the wine most sources name for Parmesan. See which wines the Parmigiano…
Spanish Cheese and Wine Pairing: Best Regional Matches
Which wine goes with Spanish cheese: Manchego by age, Idiazabal, Mahón, Cabrales, Torta del…
Tuscan Wine and Italian Cheese Pairing: Best Regional Matches
Pair Tuscan wine with Italian cheese by age and weight: Vernaccia with fresh cheese,…
What Are the Best French Wine and Cheese Pairings by Region?
French wine and cheese pairings: Sancerre with goat cheese, vin jaune with Comté, Champagne…
What Are the Best Summer Cheese Pairings for Your Board?
Summer cheese pairings named by cheesemongers and chefs: feta with watermelon, burrata with tomatoes,…
What Beer Goes with Cheddar? Best Styles from Mild to Aged
IPA, bitter, pale ale, stout or saison? See which beers the Brewers Association, Cabot…
What Cheap Wine Goes with Cheese? Best Budget Pairings
Build a budget wine and cheese board with inexpensive bottles and reliable cheeses. Pair…
What Cheese and Charcuterie Go with Orange Wine? Salt, Fat and Funk
Which cheese goes with orange wine? Comté, Gruyère, pecorino, feta and goat cheese, the…
What Cheese Goes With Dad's Beer? Father's Day Pairings by Style
Match cheese to the beer Dad drinks this Father's Day. Pale ale, IPA, stout,…
What Cheese Goes with Syrah? Best Matches from Mild to Bold
Which cheese goes with Syrah? Aged cheddar, sheep's milk, alpine and creamy blue cheese…
What Fruit Pairs Best With Cheese? Fresh, Dried and Jam Matches
Which fruit goes with which cheese, as named by cheesemongers and producers: apples with…
What Goes with Blue Cheese? Wine, Port and Food for Each Blue
What goes with blue cheese: Port with Stilton, Sauternes or a cheaper sweet Bordeaux…
What Jam, Jelly or Preserve Goes With Each Cheese Style?
Which jam, jelly, preserve or marmalade goes with Brie, blue, cheddar, Manchego or goat…
What Pairs Best With Camembert? Wine, Cider, and Food by Ripeness
Find the best Camembert pairing, from dry cider and Champagne to apples, walnuts, bread,…
What Pairs with Manchego? Sherry, Rioja and Cava Matched to Its Age
Which Sherry, Rioja, Cava or Verdejo to pour with young or aged Manchego, what…
What Should You Pair with Parmesan? Best Wine, Honey, and Food by Age
What to pair with Parmesan at 12, 24, 36 and 60 months: Lambrusco and…
