Pairing Guides
Wine, beer, and food matches for your favorite cheeses.
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Brie and Wine Pairing: Best Wines for Every Occasion
Champagne is the classic Brie pairing because acidity cuts the fat perfectly. Match eight wine styles to young, ripe, and…
Blue Cheese Wine Pairing: Best Sweet and Bold Matches
Find the best wine pairing for blue cheese, from Sauternes and Port to Tokaji and richer Italian reds. Learn how…
Goat Cheese Pairing: Wine, Beer, and Food Matches by Style
Find the best goat cheese pairing for fresh, bloomy, and aged styles. Learn which wines, beers, and foods work best…
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Halloween Candy and Cheese Pairing: Best Sweet-Salty Matches
Pair Halloween candy with cheese by texture, salt, fat, caramel, peanut butter, wafer crunch, chocolate,…
Fall Beer and Cider Cheese Pairing: Best Board Matches
Build a fall beer and cider cheese board with Trappist ale, dark ale, dry cider,…
Fig and Cheese Pairing: Fresh, Dried, and Jam Matches
Pair figs with cheese by fig format, texture, sweetness, salt, tang, and board context. See…
Pairing Japanese Whisky and Cheese by Highball, Malt, or Smoke
Pair Japanese whisky with cheese by clean malt, fruit, oak, restrained smoke, highball dilution, and…
Syrah and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Style
Pair Syrah with cheese by body, pepper, tannin, acidity, and board context. See matches for…
Summer Cheese Pairing: Best Warm-Weather Board Matches
Pair cheese for summer by heat, moisture, salt, acidity, fruit, herbs, chilled wine, beer, cider,…
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Wine and cheese
- Blue Cheese Wine Pairing: Best Sweet and Bold Matches
- Brie and Wine Pairing: Best Wines for Every Occasion
- Budget Wine and Cheese Pairing: Best Cheap Matches
- Camembert Pairing: Wine, Cider, and Food Matches by Ripeness
- Cheddar Pairing: Wine, Apple, and Cheddar Board Matches
- Cheddar Wine Pairing: Best Reds, Whites, and Fortified Matches
- Feta Pairing: Wine, Beer, and Food Matches That Work
- French Wine and Cheese Pairing: Best Regional Matches
Beer, cider, and spirits
- Beer and Cheese for Father's Day: Best Pairings by Beer Style
- Beer and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Beer Style
- Cheddar Beer Pairing: Best Styles for Mild to Aged Cheddar
- Cheese and Cider Pairing: Dry, Sweet, and Sparkling Matches
- Cocktail and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches for Hosting
- Fall Beer and Cider Cheese Pairing: Best Board Matches
- Pairing Japanese Whisky and Cheese by Highball, Malt, or Smoke
- Whiskey and Cheese Pairing: Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, and Cocktail Matches
Food and fruit matches
- Cheese and Fruit Pairing: Best Matches by Fruit Style
- Cheese and Meat Pairing: Best Matches by Meat Style
- Chocolate and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Cacao Style
- Fig and Cheese Pairing: Fresh, Dried, and Jam Matches
- Halloween Candy and Cheese Pairing: Best Sweet-Salty Matches
- Pairing Jams and Jellies with Cheese: Best Matches by Spread Style
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.
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What to pour with feta
Salt and acid drive this one. Crisp whites, rose, olives, and herbs.
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Camembert with cider and sparkling wine
Bubbles cut the fat, cider matches the earthiness, and low-tannin reds stay out of the way.
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Build a cheese board that flows
How many cheeses, in what order, and where the fruit and bread go.
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Beer and Cheese for Father's Day: Best Pairings by Beer Style
Build a Father's Day beer and cheese board by beer style, grill food, and…
Beer and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Beer Style
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Budget Wine and Cheese Pairing: Best Cheap Matches
Build a budget wine and cheese board with inexpensive bottles and reliable cheeses. Pair…
Camembert Pairing: Wine, Cider, and Food Matches by Ripeness
Find the best Camembert pairing, from dry cider and Champagne to apples, walnuts, bread,…
Cheddar Beer Pairing: Best Styles for Mild to Aged Cheddar
Find the best beer pairing for cheddar, from mild blocks to sharp aged wheels.…
Cheddar Pairing: Wine, Apple, and Cheddar Board Matches
Learn what to pair with cheddar, from Cabernet and cider to apple, chutney, and…
Cheddar Wine Pairing: Best Reds, Whites, and Fortified Matches
Find the best wine for cheddar, from mild blocks to extra-sharp aged wheels. Learn…
Cheese and Cider Pairing: Dry, Sweet, and Sparkling Matches
Pair cheese with dry, semi-dry, rose, hopped, and ice cider using intensity, sweetness, tannin,…
Cheese and Fruit Pairing: Best Matches by Fruit Style
Pair cheese with fruit by matching acid, sweetness, moisture, and texture. Includes apples, pears,…
Cheese and Meat Pairing: Best Matches by Meat Style
Pair cheese and meat by salt, fat, spice, smoke, and texture. See the best…
Chocolate and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches by Cacao Style
Pair chocolate with cheese by matching cacao intensity, sweetness, salt, fat, and texture. Includes…
Cocktail and Cheese Pairing: Best Matches for Hosting
Pair cocktails and cheese by bitterness, acid, bubbles, sweetness, smoke, and spirit base. See…
Feta Pairing: Wine, Beer, and Food Matches That Work
Find the best feta pairing, from Assyrtiko and dry rose to tomatoes, watermelon, olives,…
French Wine and Cheese Pairing: Best Regional Matches
Pair French wine and cheese by region, rind, salt, age, and texture. See matches…
Gorgonzola Wine Pairing: Best Bottles for Dolce and Piccante
Find the best wine pairing for Gorgonzola, from Moscato d'Asti and Recioto to Port…
Gouda Pairing: Riesling, Port, and Dutch Cheese Matches
Learn what to pair with gouda, from Riesling and Tawny Port to mustard, apple,…
Gouda Wine Pairing: Best Bottles for Young to Aged Gouda
Learn the best wine pairing for Gouda, from creamy young wheels to caramelized aged…
How Do You Pair Blue Cheese Without the Salt Taking Over?
Learn what to pair with blue cheese, from Tawny Port and Sauternes to honey,…
Manchego Pairing: Rioja, Sherry, and Tapas Matches
Learn what to pair with Manchego cheese, from Fino Sherry and Rioja to membrillo,…
Manchego Wine Pairing: Spanish Reds, Sherry, and Cava
Find the best wine pairing for Manchego, from Rioja and Garnacha to Fino Sherry…
Orange Wine and Cheese Pairing: Best Board Matches
Pair orange wine with cheese by tannin, amber fruit, oxidative notes, salt, fat, and…
Pairing Jams and Jellies with Cheese: Best Matches by Spread Style
Pair jams, jellies, preserves, marmalade, pepper jelly, chutney, and mostarda with cheese by matching…
Parmesan Pairing: Wine, Honey, and Food Matches
Learn what to pair with Parmigiano-Reggiano, from Lambrusco and Barolo to honey, walnuts, figs,…
Parmesan Wine Pairing: Best Reds, Whites, and Sparkling Matches
Find the best wine pairing for Parmesan, from Lambrusco and Chianti to Barolo and…
