A Visual Cheese And Wine Pairing Guide

THE PERFECT PAIR innesistibler WINE AND CHEESE PAIRINGS Most people do not have a distinguished palette, as it requires years of tasting to be capable of sensing all the vast subtleties in wine. However, everyone can appreciate perfec your taste buds just might explode from the harmony of flavors. pod and wine pairings. Try out the pairings below, and RED WINE EXTRA SHARP CHEDDAR CABERNET CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING SAUVIGNON FULL-BODIED AND DRY, WITH HINTS OF DARK FRUITS AND THE FULL BODY OF CABERNET SAUVIGNON BRINGS OUT THE BOLD FLAVOR QUALITIES OF A STRONG CHEESE. HERBS GARLIC AND HERB CHEESE MERLOT CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING MEDIUM TO FULL-BODIED AND DRY, WITH NOTES OF PLUM, BLACK CHERRY, AND BLACK TEA. THE DRY FRUITINESS OF A CLASSIC MERLOT SEAMLESSLY BLENDS WITH SHARP OR TANGY CHEESES, AND GARLIC & HERB BITES BACK. VINTAGE OR RESERVE MALBEC CHARACTERISTIC MEDIUM TO FULL-BODIED. WITH NOTIONS OF BLACK REASON FOR PAIRING THE STRONG FLAVOR OF A MALBEC STANDS TALL AGAINST THE ROBUST FLAVORS OF VINTAGE OR RESERVE CHEESES FRUIT, ANISE, AND HERBS. JALAPENO OR HOT BUFFALO ZINFANDEL CHARACTERISTIC MEDIUM TO FULL-BODIED AND DRY, WITH HINTS OF BLACK PEPPER AND DARK REASON FOR PAIRING THE VERSATILE FRUITY-SPICINESS OF ZINFANDEL BOLDLY PAIRS WITH SPICY CHEESES. JAMS. VERMONT SHARP CHEDDAR PINOT NOIR CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING LIGHT TO MEDIUM-BODIED AND DRY, WITH EARTHY UNDERTONES BALANCED BY RIPE RED FRUIT. THE EARTHINESS OF A GREAT PINOT COMPLIMENTS THE CLASSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AGED CHEESE, TOMATO BASIL OR TUSCAN CHIANTI CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING ITALIAN WINE IS PERFECTLY MEDIUM-BODIED AND DRY WITH SMOKY HINTS OF PLUM AND CHERRY. PAIRED WITH FLAVORS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. SMOKED OR SHARP CHEESE RED BLEND CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING MEDIUM-BODIED AND A RED BLEND WORKS WELL WITH ANY MEAL, AS IT IS BALANCED AND WELL-ROUNDED. HOWEVER, PAIRING WITHA SMOKED OR SHARP BALANCED, WITH HINTS OF FRUITS, HERBS, AND SPICES. P CHEESE WILL ALLOW THE FLAVORS TO FULLY BLOOM. AGED SYRAH CHEESES CHARACTERISTIC MEDIUM TO FULL-BODIED AND DRY, WITH HINTS OF DARK FRUITS AND HERBS REASON FOR PAIRING THE INTENSE AND DRY STURDINESS OF THE WINE PAIRS SPLENDIDLY WITH THE SAVORY INTENSITY OF AGED CHEESES. WHITE WINE MILD CHEDDAR OR COLBY JACK CHARDONNAY REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC THE CRISP AND FRUITY WINE ENHANCES THE CREAMINESS OF MILDER CHEESES, MAKING THEM ALMOST SWEET. MEDIUM-BODIED AND DRY WITH NOTIONS OF APPLES AND PEARS. MONTEREY JACK SAUVIGNON BLANC REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC LIGHT-BODIED AND DRY WITH HINTS OF CITRUS AND GRASS. THIS BRIGHT AND LIGHT-BODIED WINE IS THE RARE WINE THAT WOULD NOT OVERPOWER THE SUBTLETIES OF MONTEREY JACK. MILD CHEESE PINOT GRIGIO REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC LIGHT-BODIED AND DRY WITH ITS HIGHER ACIDITY, THIS WINE WORKS AS A PERFECT PALETTE CLEANSER FOR MILDER WITH REFRESHING HINTS OF PEARS AND MELONS. CHEESES. MUENSTER OR PEPPER JACK MOSCATO REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC THE WINE HAS A PLAYFUL SWEETNESS THAT SURPRISINGLY BLENDS WELL WITH SPICIER CHEESES. LIGHT-BODIED AND OFF DRY, WITH NOTES OF ORANGE BLOSSOM, LEMON ZEST, AND AROMATIC FLAVORS. SPICY AND RIESLING POWERFUL CHEESES REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC THE ACIDIC, SWEET, AND SUGARY WINE NICELY OFFSETS ZESTIER CHEESES. LIGHT-BODIED AND OFF DRY, WITH DELICATE FLAVORS OF PEACH BLOSSOMS AND STONE FRUITS PEPPER JACK WHITE BLEND REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC MEDIUM-BODIED WITH THE LIGHT PLAYFULNESS OF A WHITE BLEND COMFORTABLY SITS BACKSEAT TO SPICIER CHEESES. CRISP LAYERS OF WHITE FRUIT. MUENSTER OR MONTEREY JACK CHAMPAGNE REASON FOR PAIRING CHARACTERISTIC THE BUBBLY EXUBERANCE OF CHAMPAGNE COMPLIMENTS MEDIUM-BODIED WITH RANGES FROM DRY TO OFF DRY AND TOASTY FLAVORS OF APPLE AND CITRUS. JUST ABOUT ANY CHEESE! PINK WINE SWEET ROSE CHIPOTLE OR COLBY JACK CHARACTERISTIC REASON FOR PAIRING LIGHT-BODIED AND OFF THE SUGARY CREAMINESS OF A SWEET ROSE IS THE PERFECT DRY, WITH SWEET HINTS OF STRAWBERRY AND WATERMELON COUNTERPART TO A FULL-FLAVORED / SPICY CHEESE. DRY ROSE TOMATO & BASIL OR MILD CHEESE CHARACTERISTIC LIGHT TO MEDIUM-BODIED REASON FOR PAIRING THE BRIGHT ACIDITY OF A DRIER ROSE MAKES IT PERFECT FOR A MILD YET FLAVORFUL CHEESE. AND DRY, WITH SPLASHES OF CHERRY AND RASPBERRY. . OWNED EY OUR FARM FAMILIES IN SINCE 1919 NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND CABOT SOURCES www.CABOTCHEESE.COOP/WINEPAIRING