What is wine without cheese? People love to pair wine and cheese; it is the thing to do at a tasting. But if you have Celiac disease or are Gluten Intolerant the process of picking cheese is a pain in the process of drinking and enjoying the wines you love. Let’s start with just a couple of ideas here
If you are a newbie wine taster, you are just like I was a couple of years ago. I didn’t KNOW what cheese to pair with what wine and, of course, cheese isn’t cheap so going at it without a little bit of knowledge can be costly. Seems the word now is that most wine and cheese pairings are a matter of individual taste. But since many of you are just learning about wine tasting and don’t know where to start, I am passing on some of my favorite cheeses to pair with our Pied Blanc 2009 Chardonnay (or most Chards for that matter.) …Brie, Jarlsberg, Parmigiano (Parmesan), Gruyere.
I was pretty bummed to find that certain cheese, which is made from cows milk might have gluten in it. The mold for these cheeses may be made by using bread to create the mold. The biggest downer was finding out that some of my favorite veined cheeses like Bleu, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and Stilton, are not allowed on a GF diet.
But all was not lost, I discovered Goat cheese, also known as soft chevre. It was definitely not in this woman’s menu bank, I’m sure I had never tried it before becoming a wine consultant with Wineshop at Home. Now I pair it with some of our Chenin Blanc or Sauvignon Blanc, two very nice white wines; be prepared for a smooth, tangy but special taste.
Must go now and find my favorite goat cheese, always in my refrigerator, and pour a bit of Chenin Blanc in my glass. Please come back and check my future blogs for other wine and cheese pairings to try.
Cheers