Wine and Cheeses
Cheese
- fresh – light white wines, for example Müller-Thurgau, Sylvaner, Grüner Veltliner
- buttery cheeses, cheese patés – Neuburger, blush or rosé wines
- cheeses with white mould – light, dry wines from Pinot Gris
- sliced cheeses – very full and round white wines, blush or rosé wines, light Pinot Noir
- cheeses with dark mould – mature red wines, though not too tannic, special selection of berries
- cheeses having a very distinctive taste – rich and well-structured tannic red wines
Food is a necessity, but matching it with wine is an art. Creativity is on your side. We wish you many wonderful ideas, plenty of inspiration and a fortunate hand in your wine selection. Do not, though, forget our fine Moravian and Bohemian wines.
Table of suitable and recommended combinations of varietal wines with types of cheese.
| STILL WHITE WINES: | |
| Grüner Veltliner | soft fresh cheeses with no rind (Brynza, Feta...) smoked and steamed cheeses (Koliba, Oštěpek...) |
| Welschriesling | semi-hard cheeses (Gouda, Provolone...) soft cheeses with no rind (Ricotta, Curd cheese with herbs...) |
| Sauvignon Blanc | semi-hard cheeses (Zlatá Praha, Leerdammer...) fresh goat’s and sheep‘s cheeses (Feta, Brynza...) |
| Pinot Gris | mature cheeses (Munster, Blaťácké zlato...) hard cheeses (Pecorino, Gran Moravia...) |
| Riesling | mature cheeses of Trappist style (Père Joseph, Port Salut...) hard cheeses (Emmentaler, Cheddar...) |
| Chardonnay | semi-hard cheeses (Madeland, Gouda...) soft goat's cheeses with white mould (Bougon...) |
| Moravian Muscat | blue-vein cheeses (Roquefort, Niva...) fresh cheese with no rind (Gervais, Lučina, Mascarpone...) |
| Gewürztraminer | blue-vein cheeses (Gorgonzola, Modřenín...) smoked cheeses (Korbáčik, Koliba...) |
| STILL RED WINES: | |
| Pinot Noir | bloomy rind soft cheeses (Camembert, Brie...) hard cheeses (Asiago, Emmentaler...) |
| Blauer Portugieser | bloomy rind soft cheeses (Brie, Hermelín...) steamed and smoked cheeses (Parenica, Edam...) |
| Frankovka | bloomy rind soft cheeses (Camembert, Hermelín...) soft fresh cheese with no rind (Cream Cheese, Lučina...) |
| Merlot | bloomy rind soft cheeses (Camembert, Brie...) steamed cheeses (Mozzarella...) |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | bloomy rind soft cheeses (Brie, Coulommiers...) hard goat‘s and sheep‘s cheeses (Manchego, Kefalotiri...) |
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You can find out more about the individual grape varieties in the section grape varieties.