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Cheese & Wine

Why white wine is usually the better cheese partner — the complete matrix from fresh cheese to blue.

What's inside

  1. 1.The ‘red wine with cheese’ myth
  2. 2.Fresh cheese & goat cheese: Sauvignon Blanc & more
  3. 3.Soft rind cheeses: Brie, Camembert, Vacherin
  4. 4.Hard cheeses: from Gruyère to Sbrinz
  5. 5.Blue needs sweetness: Sauternes, Port
  6. 6.The cheese board: one wine for all?

Reading sample

Sample: The saltier and more intense the cheese, the more sweetness the wine can take — this salt-sweet interplay makes Roquefort with Sauternes a world-class combination. A tannic red, on the other hand, accentuates the bitterness of the rind.

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About this content

Editorially created and reviewed by the wine-pairing.online sommelier team led by Isidoro Celentano (MYSYMP AG, Switzerland). It is based on the 12-variable methodology (acidity, tannin, body, sweetness, aromatics, texture) building on the work of Tim Hanni MW, Gordon Shepherd and Hervé This, and on a database of 30,000+ wines, 313 grape varieties and 1,900+ regional pairings.

Last updated: August 2026

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