Pairing Cheese and Wine

After taking my degree from the wine classes Iplace from which they come-wine expresses the
have been following for a whole semester I doroots of grapevines, while cheese the milk of
not consider myself to be an expert in wineanimals. If one adds their shared ease of
consumption, but an amateur who likes to tastepreparation, wine and cheese indeed go hand in
the unexpected. Our professor, a 35-years winehand -one hand holding the wine glass and the
producer, was an extremely knowledgeableother the piece of cheese to accompany it.But
individual who managed to introduce a class ofnot all wines go with all cheeses. Due to their
fourteen people to the proper wine drinking andunique strong taste, cheeses different
the differences one should be aware of whenconsiderably and cannot be combined with any
tasting a new bottle of wine and tasting cheese.type of wine. The best way to get the feel is to
From the very first lesson, he served as wineexplore the sensation of combining the two foods
and cheeses so as to familiarize us with theyourself. In fact, as our professor supported, "it's
pairing of two ingredients that go so well together.a veritable and delightful education for your
In fact, as he supported, any season ismouth's palate." While he told us that Sauvignon
appropriate for a cheese and wine party,Blanc is usually selected to accompany cheese, he
particularly at this time of year where the needfirmly supported that the best wines for this kind
for a fast yet festive food and wine pairing is inof combination are those that are light and fruity.
order. But I was wondering which type of cheeseFinally, I advice you to select crisper and fruiter
should I serve with which wine?If you have hadwines for white fresh cheese. Fatty cheese go
the painful experience of attending the pairings ofbest with rich wines or with light and zesty ones,
the uninformed and well intended, you know thatsalty cheese taste can be combined with sweet
boxed wine does not lend itself to a satisfyingwines or high-acid ones, fruity red wines suit soft
experience, even with those American cheesecheeses and dry sparkling wines are brilliant with a
slices. In the chemical additive competition, it wouldbloomy white rind. Finally the classic combination
be hard to determine, in fact, which one of theseof Champagne and brie can always appear on
produced that post-party headache. But wine andyour table.Remember that the key to successful
cheese go together for more reasons than meetevents is variety. Offering a wide range of both
the eye. First of all, both are products ofwines and cheeses will make your guest feel
fermentation-wine is fermented grape juice andspecial and your party successful, interesting and
cheese is made from fermented milk. Second,enjoyable.
both can express "terroir," or the taste of the