Have you ever wondered why wine and cheese are seemingly a inseparable partnership no matter the location in the world, well never worry we here at whiskys.co.uk are here to help you understand why it is and ho to do it properly. 

It would be silly at this point  if we didn't invite you to our own Wine and Cheese evening we are hosting on October 5th in-store, Tickets are £30 where you will guided through a specially curated selection of wine and cheese by a seasoned sommelier. 

More details Available Here: Wine And Cheese Evening

How did it become a thing?

The tradition of pairing wines with cheese is believed by many wine historians that it traces back to France and the early years of wine making. The concept is full bodied wines paired with strong flavourful cheeses.

A historical adage from the British is " Buy on the apple, sell on the cheese" which is meaning if a wine tastes good with acidic, sugary apple, it will likely pair well with cheese. Merchants and diners have used this adage to pair wines and cheeses to complement each other.  It also fall under the quips and adages of wine such as " white wine with fish and a red wine with meat". 

Down to a science

Sommeliers and experts have the pairing of wine and cheese down to a fine science, the simple point of why it works is, wines acidity is counter balanced by the fats and protein of cheese to make a good pairing. The objective of wine and cheese is to create a smooth, creamy experience. 

Something to consider

there are some rough guidelines to consider with pairing cheese and wine, for a beginner or less seasoned connoisseur. So generally a young and creamy cheese pairs well with a young and lively flavour of wine full of fruit and acidic palate, wines tend to be young unoaked chardonany or pinot nois.  Salty cheeses such as blue or goat pair well with sweet wines as saltiness hep unlock even more sweetness in the palate such wines can be sauternes or moscatos . And aged old cheeses that have reached full fatty and savoury flavour pair well with Bold, old and rich wines like a cabernet, they are the wines tha can stand up to richness and sometimes sharpness of the cheese. 

An Example of wine and cheese pairing

Sauvignon Blanc and goat cheese 

An often classic pairing the vibrant acidity and tangy lemon notes along with cool minerality of wine cut perfectly into the earthy funk of a goat cheese while unlocking the flavours of herbiness and finding the boy of creamy cheese to allow it to seem to melt in the mouth.

 

If this insight has intrigued to learn more come along to the evening and learn more, could be your first step to becoming a expert or being that little bit more knowledgeable to impress at your next dinner party. 

Tickets and further details of our tasting Evening are available here: Wine and Cheese Evening. We hope to see you there! 

 

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