Wine and cheese pairing

 

Wine and Cheese Pairing!

We made a charcuterie board! I made homemade Focaccia bread! On the board we had oranges, prosciutto, gold fish, chicken cold cuts, chili chocolate, crackers, parmesan, camembert, and goat cheese.    

We had three types of cheese:

1. Parmesan with a Malbec 

2. Camembert with a Pinot Noir

3. Cranberry goat cheese paired with a California Chardonnay

Pairing 1:  Malbec and Parmesan

The Malbec tasted fruity and bold and the parm was salty. So the combination seemed to clash in a bad way.

Pairing 2: Camembert with a Pinot Noir

This pairing was interesting. The Camembert cheese was creamy and the pinot noir was a dry spicy wine. It paired very nicely together. The creamy cheese dulled the dryness of the wine. 

Pairing 3: Cranberry goat cheese paired with a California Chardonnay

This was my  favorite pairing ! The buttery Chardonnay paired so well with the creamy goat cheese! I brought out the smoothness in the cheese and added hints of butter!

Selfie with the wine!

Not a good Chardonnay on it's own, but it tasted so good with the cheese!

Had so much fun doing this pairing with my friends!