Black River Cheese | Cheese Pairing (2024)

FAQs

What cheese pairs with what? ›

Fruit and Cheese Pairings

Grapes and Brie: Sweet and juicy grapes pair beautifully with the creamy and slightly tangy flavor of Brie cheese.

Age, Depth, and Complexity

Matching like flavors and complexities in most cases is an easy and no fret way to pair. Young and soft cheeses with silky textures and creamy body, usually still full of moisture, pair especially well with young and lively wines, full of fruit, good acidity, and spirited aromas.

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Cheese options – For the best grilled cheese, you want to use a combination of mozzarella (for its cheese pull and non-greasy melting qualities) with a flavoured cheese – because mozzarella actually has a very mild flavour. A good vintage cheddar or gruyere are my absolute favourites.

Veer from olive mixes speckled with dried red pepper flakes, really spicy pickled items, spicy meats, hot jellies, mustards, or chutneys, and even crackers with black peppercorns. While delicious, these accompaniments will linger on your palate and hinder your experience of the cheese in its natural state.

Strong cheeses go well with strong wines, whilst soft, creamy cheese pairs better with wine that offers delicate tasting notes. Wines considered to be 'strong' (i.e. over 14.5% and most red wines) often pair well with aged cheeses such as Vintage Cheddar, Stilton, Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Manchego.

The lighter notes of a Pinot Noir make it a versatile wine for pairing with cheese. Try pairing Pinot Noir with the nutty flavours of a medium-firm cheese like Gruyere or a hard cheese like Parmigiano Reggiano. You can Also pair a bloomy Camembert cheese with Pinot Noir or a mild washed rind cheese like Fontina.

White wine is close to the perfect match for cheese – and generally far better than red wine. The freshness of the white wine, the perfumed notes and the combination of sweetness and acidity suit many cheeses. However, it is important to pair the right wine with the right cheese.

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What pairs well with brie? ›

What does brie cheese go well with? Seriously so much. You can pair it with something sweet like honey, jam, or berries, or you can go more savory with nuts, veggies, or red pepper jelly.

Eating the cheese fresh and uncooked is best, as heat can destroy the probiotics. So add cheese slices to your favorite sandwiches or serve cottage cheese as a salad with crunchy bell peppers and tomatoes for a light afternoon snack.

Our favorites are picked veggies, olives or cute little pickles! If you are going ultra fancy, you can pick up some large, beautiful capers like these. Dried or Fresh Fruits: Grapes are classic, and in the fall you should garnish your cheese platter with concords if you can get your hands on them.

Rum, whisky & cognac pair well with sweeter cheeses

This includes hard, aged cheeses, like Gouda, Havarti cheeses and even blue cheese. Whisky and cognac also tend to have sweet and burned notes, which are perfectly suited to flavorful and slightly sweet cheeses.