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Which wine goes with cheese?
The varieties of cheese are so many and varied that it is difficult to give a general answer to this question.
Admittedly, there are a few clues:
- In general, residual and noble sweet wines harmonise well with cheese - whether fresh, soft, hard or blue cheese, whether from cow, goat or sheep.
- The stronger (riper) the cheese, the higher the alcohol content and the sweeter the wine may be.
- Red wines that are to go with cheese may be fruit-intensive and spicy, but should have rather little tannin. South Tyrol, for example, is a recommended address here.
- White wines to go with cheese should have rather little acidity, but may also be aromatic and more mature. This is where the bouquet grape varieties (e.g. Scheurebe, Traminer, Muskateller) come into their own.
A good choice is always a wine from the same region of origin as the cheese in question (if this is possible)