A PAIRING GUIDE
What wine goes with blue cheese?
Blue Cheese: Malbec.
The short answer
For blue cheese, start with Malbec. Why it works: the tannin in these wines grips fat and protein, so a rich blue cheese softens them and the fruit comes forward.
The wines to reach for
- Malbec: dark, velvet, violets. Malbec is rich and full-bodied, with firm tannin and moderate acidity, finishing dry. A little oak is common. Home turf: Mendoza, Cahors.
Where to look
Good places to find these styles include Saint-Julien and Saint-Estèphe.
From menus we hold
- Spätzle / Mountain Cheese / Winter Truffle 1400 at Sühring: Barolo Garretti 2020 La Spinetta (2020). A dark cellar, a lit candle, and an old family secret.
- Sesame Cheese Cake with Seasonal Ice Cream at Jade Dragon: Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Reims (2012). The pleasure of a meal that takes its time.
The same wines also suit
steak frites and empanadas.
Quick answers
What wine goes with blue cheese?
Malbec. the tannin in these wines grips fat and protein, so a rich blue cheese softens them and the fruit comes forward.
Red or white wine with blue cheese?
Red: Malbec.
Pairing logic from the Sommurai pairing engine and the grape facts of our table. Taste is personal: treat this as a starting point.
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