Wine and Chesse

The wines I chose for this Wine and Chesse pairing consisted of a 2019 Piemonte Rosso from Piedmont, Italy. The second wine was a 2019 Apothic Caberent Sauviongn. Lastly I had a Matthew Fox Chardonnay from California.   

 

The chesses I chose were some of the most regular chesses you could find on the market.  I am not a big fan of chesse so I stuck to what I knew. I picked out Sharp Cheddar, Swiss chesse and Mozzarella. 

Moving into the tastings and how well they paired, I will start with the Chardonnay. By itself, I was expected a light wine but it was actually very bold, and dry wine. With the chesses it wasn't bad at all. The Mozzarella was probably my favorite out of the three pairings as it brought out the buttery, oaky taste of the wine. The sharp cheddar was my least favorite as it overpowered the wine.

Next, the Cabernet Sauvignon by itself had hints of dark chocolate and coffee. I really liked it when paired with the swiss cheese sliced very thin. It amplified the dark fruit, oaky flavors of the cab. I think it paired least well with the Mozzarella because I could barley taste the chesse. 

Last but not least, the Piemonte Rosso was a very light semi sweet, semi dry wine on its own. I didn't really get a taste of any flavors but when paired with chesse, I could feel the earthy, foresty flavors of the wine. I think it paired pretty well with all the chesse offerings.