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.