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A Harmonious Sequence Plan on having three successive courses, beginning with the mildest cheeses and accompanying them with light wines. For the final course, offer cheeses with stronger flavours and more full-bodied wines.
Delectable Combinations Although wines should be chosen mainly for their taste, some go down better than others with different kinds of cheeses. The following list will guide you:
How much? For a wine and cheese party, allow for a serving of 170 to 180 grams of cheese per person. For wine, the current trend is to reduce the amount to a half bottle per person for all courses.
With Snacks and Meals Asiago Sprinkle Asiago cheese over sliced potatoes. Fry until the cheese has melted.
The nutty flavour of this cheese will go well with the taste of a Merlot or Bordeaux wine.
Blue Add blue cheese to soft butter and you’ll get an excellent steak sauce.
This meal can be accompanied by a Bourgogne or port wine.
Feta Mix Feta with broken olives and sun-dried tomatoes. Serve the mixture on sliced toast or in an omelette.
The rich bitter taste of Feta will harmonize perfectly with the fragrance of a Sauvignon Blanc or a Zinfandel.
Fontinella Add slices of Fontinella to a salami submarine with pepperoncini peppers.
With this lightly spiced sandwich, a Beaujolais and Zinfandel wine will go down well.
Gorgonzola Serve this cheese with grapes as a dessert. Or perhaps you’d rather sprinkle some of it onto Boston or Bibb lettuce and add croutons.
A Bourgogne wine or a Cabernet Sauvignon will top off the creamy, bitter taste of the Gorgonzola cheese.
Mozzarella Make a Capri salad with slices of Mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, sweet basil, and olive oil.
Accompany with a Bordeaux or a Pinot Noir.
Parmesan Use very fine slices of Parmesan and serve with lettuce and mixed greens. Or mix the cheese with olive oil and small chunks of hot peppers. Spread on bread.
Excellent with Chianti or Cabernet Sauvignon.
Provolone Young
Add slices of Provolone to an Italian beef/roasted pepper sandwich.
The taste of the sandwich will harmonize with the fragrance of a Riesling, Beaujolais, or Pinot Noir.
Aged
Use Provolone, Italian Ciabatta bread, and honey mustard to create a unique grilled-cheese sandwich. You can also melt slices of this cheese onto chicken.
Accompany with a Chardonnay or Chianti wine.
Romano Sprinkle Romano over steamed vegetables or pastas, with olive oil and sautéed garlic.
Delicious with Cabernet Sauvignon or Zinfandel.
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