Wine & Cheese Pairings: Pear

Anjou Pear

• The Cheese:
  • Chevre
  • Camembert
• The Wine:                                                                                              
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Demi-Sec Champagne
• Other suggestions:
  • Boursault and Syrah (dessert)
  • Brie and Champagne (dessert)
  • Camembert and Demi-Sec Champagne (dessert)
  • Crottin de Chavignol and Chenin Blanc (appetizer)
  • Fresh Goat Cheese and Pinot Gris (cheese board)
  • Goat’s Milk Camembert and Chardonnay (cheese board)
  • Gratte-Paille and Sauternes (dessert)
  • Montrachet Chèvre and Sauvignon Blanc (cheese board)

 

Red Anjou

• The Cheese:
  • Extra Sharp Cheddar
• The Wine:
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
• Other Suggestions:
  • Farmstead Aged Gouda and Syrah (dessert)

Bartlett

• The Cheese:
  •  Marcarpone
  • Gouda
• The Wine:
  •    Brut Champagne
  •    Merlot
• Other Suggestions:
  • Caerphilly and Dry Riesling (appetizer)
  • Crater Lake Blue and Riesling (appetizer)
  • Explorateur and Champagne (dessert)
  • Feta and Sparkling Wine
  • Fromager d’Affinois and Riesling (appetizer)
  • Gouda and Merlot (cheese board)
  • Mascarpone and Brut Champagne (dessert)
  • Saint Andre and Brut Champagne (dessert)
  • Toma and Barolo (cheese board)

Bosc

• The Cheese: 
  • Cheddar
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano
• The Wine:
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Barbaresco
• Other Suggestions:
  • Dry Jack and Syrah (appetizer)
  • Aged Cheddar and Cabernet Sauvignon (appetizer)
  • Cheshire and Chardonnay (cheese board)
  • Pecorino Romano and Reserve Chianti (cheese board)
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano and Barbaresco (cheese board)
  • Manchego and Pinot Noir (appetizer)

Comice

• The Cheese:
  •  Gorgonzola
  •  Danish Blue Cheese
• The Wine:
  •  Marsala
  •  Sauternes
• Other Suggestions:
  • Gorgonzola and Marsala (dessert)
  • Cabrales and Spanish Rosè (cheese board)
  • Cashel Blue and Madeira (dessert)
  • Manchego and Sherry (dessert)
  • Danish Blue and Sauternes (dessert)
  • Aged Goat Cheese and Chardonnay (cheese board)
  • Brie and Riesling (appetizer)

Forelle

• The Cheese:
  • Port-Salut
  • Monterey Jack
• The Wine:
  • Riesling
  • Late-Harvest Riesling
• Other Suggestions:
  • Aged Gouda and Late Harvest Gewürztraminer (cheese board)
  • Asiago and Reserve Chianti (cheese board)
  • Beenleigh Blue and Muscat (dessert)
  • Manchego and Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Maytag Blue and Late-Harvest Riesling (dessert)
  • Monterey Jack and Late-Harvest Riesling (dessert)
  • Pecorino Romano and Merlot (appetizer)
  • Port-Salut and Dry Riesling (appetizer)

Seckel

• The Cheese:
  • Fontina
  • Havarti
• The Wine:
  • Pinot Noir
  • Beaujolais
• Other Suggestions:
  • Morbier and Pinot Noir (cheese board)
  • Monterey Jack and Gewürztraminer (cheese board)
  • Mascarpone and Marsala (dessert)
  • Fontina and Pinot Noir (appetizer)
  • Havarti and Beaujolais (cheese board)

Starkrimson

• The Cheese:
  • Brie
  • Stilton
• The Wine:
  • Chianti
  • Tawny Port
• Other Suggestions:
  • Brillat-Savarin and Champagne (dessert)
  • Stilton and Tawny Port (dessert)
  • Brie and Reserve Chianti (appetizer)
  • Asiago and Muscat (dessert)
  • Blue Wensleydale and Riesling (cheese board)
  • Peppercorn Sublimity and Cabernet Sauvignon (appetizer)