27 articles Updated October 2026
Pairing Guides
Wine, beer, and food matches for your favorite cheeses.
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Wine and cheese 15 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?
- Spanish Cheese and Wine Pairing: Which Wine Goes with Each Spanish Cheese?
- Tuscan Wine and Italian Cheese Pairing: Which Cheese Suits Each Wine?
- What Are the Best French Wine and Cheese Pairings by Region?
- What Are the Best Wines to Pair with Brie? 8 Matches by Stage
- What Cheese and Charcuterie Go with Orange Wine? Salt, Fat and Funk
Beer, cider, and spirits 5 articles
- Beer and Cheese Pairing: Which Beer Goes with Which Cheese?
- Cheese and Cider Pairing: Which Cider or Perry Goes with Which Cheese?
- What Beer Goes with Cheddar? Best Styles from Mild to Aged
- What Cheese Goes with Whiskey? Matches for Bourbon, Rye, Scotch and Japanese Whisky
- Which Cheese Goes Best With Cocktails? Matches for Hosting a Party
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.
More pairing guides, A to Z
Beer and Cheese Pairing: Which Beer Goes with Which Cheese?
Match beer to cheese by intensity first, then by style: the beers brewers, cicerones…
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 or Perry Goes with Which Cheese?
Which cheese goes with which cider or perry: sweet cider for blue cheese, crisp…
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…
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?…
Spanish Cheese and Wine Pairing: Which Wine Goes with Each Spanish Cheese?
Which wine goes with Spanish cheese: Tempranillo reds for firm sheep cheeses, high-acid whites…
Tuscan Wine and Italian Cheese Pairing: Which Cheese Suits Each Wine?
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 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 Syrah? Best Matches from Mild to Bold
Which cheese goes with Syrah? Aged cheddar, sheep's milk, alpine and creamy blue cheese…
What Cheese Goes with Whiskey? Matches for Bourbon, Rye, Scotch and Japanese Whisky
Which cheese goes with your whiskey: aged Gouda and cheddar for bourbon and rye,…
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…
Which Cheese Goes Best With Cocktails? Matches for Hosting a Party
Which cheese goes with a Negroni, gin and tonic, martini or margarita? Pairings named…
Which Cheese Pairs Best with Each Style of Cured Meat?
Which cheese goes with prosciutto, salami, soppressata, chorizo, 'nduja, ham, and bresaola. Each match…
Which Cheeses Pair Best with Figs? Fresh, Dried, and Jam Matches
Pair fresh figs, dried figs, or fig jam with goat cheese, Brie, blue cheese,…
Which Chocolate Pairs Best With Cheese? Dark, Milk and White Matches
Which chocolate goes with which cheese? Cacao ranges, blue cheese, Brie, goat cheese and…
