The Best Cheese and Wine Pairings
Not all haute cuisine dishes have a noble past. Many of them were created by ordinary peasants. They were not so much interested in the combination of taste and aroma, but in simplicity and economy. According to historical archives, it was peasants who began to drink wine with cheese. Among the nobility, the gastronomic pairing only gained popularity in the 18th century, after King Louis XVI tried brie cheese with bread and butter and dry red wine.
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Nowadays, cheese accompaniment to wine is considered a classic. There are no clear and unchangeable rules for choosing the components of this gastronomic pair. The duet is created, rather, on a creative basis, and first of all, you should focus on your own taste. Secondly, adhere to several simple principles, the basis of which is the classification of cheeses into groups.
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It is believed that white wines go best with cheeses. However, there are also red wines that go well with cheese. When choosing cheese and wine, it is worth paying attention to the origin: the most harmonious pairs are obtained from cheese and wine produced in the same country or even in the same region. When choosing a pair, the cheese is first tasted separately. Then, together with the wine, they try a second piece of cheese, noting for themselves how its taste has changed and how the cheese and wine combine with each other.
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To make the path to new gastronomic discoveries less thorny and to avoid having to study culinary reference books, memorizing names and basic properties, wine experts suggest dividing cheeses into 4 groups:
Soft cheeses with white and washed rind
Hard and semi-hard cheeses, including aged ones
Blue cheeses, which have a greenish-bluish color of the cheese mass
Fresh cheeses
As an example of how best to pair wine and cheese, they selected several wines and matched them in each group with a specific type of cheese with which the wines form an ideal pair, in their opinion.
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Wine / Soft cheeses:
Champagne / Camembert
Chardonnay / Brie
Sparkling wines / Robiola
Pinot Blanc / Taleggio
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Wine / Hard and semi-hard cheeses:
Merlot / Gouda
Cabernet Sauvignon/Cheddar
Chianti / Parmigiano
Zinfandel / Double Gloucester
Valpolicella / Pecorino
Sauvignon Blanc / Gruyère
Bardolino / Fontina
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Wine / Blue Cheeses:
Port wine / Gorgonzola
Sauternes / Stilton
Riesling / Cashel Blue
Icevine / Cambozola
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Wine / Fresh cheeses:
Pinot Grigio / Ricotta
Sauvignon Blanc / Mozzarella
Chenin Blanc / Goat Cheese
Beaujolais Nouveau / Feta
Tocay Friulano / Burrata
Source: http://zefirka.net/2015/04/08/luchshie-sochetaniya-syra-i-vina/
