Wine and Cheese extravaganza!!

I am really looking forward to this in-house tasting downtown on Saturday. Some great cheese from the Cavern plus these white wines. Stay tuned!
2020 Pearce Predhomme Old Vine Wild Fermented Chenin Blanc (South Africa)
Wine - White $29.99 (750mL)
2020 Losada Vinos de Finca Godello (Bierzo, Spain)
Wine - White $33.99 (750mL)
2021 Illahe Vineyards Pinot Gris (Oregon - Willamette Valley, United States)
Wine - White $34.99 (750mL)
2019 Hiedler Ried Thal Gruner Veltliner (Kamptal, Austria)
Wine - White $44.99 (750mL)
2020 Filipa Pato & William Wouters Nossa Calcário Bical (Bairrada, Portugal)
Wine - White $59.99 (750mL)
2020 Feudo Montoni Catarratto del Masso (Sicily, Italy)
Wine - Red $41.99 (750mL)
2020 Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuisse (Burgundy - Maconnais, France)
Wine - White $50.99 (750mL)

***Have to think some surprising wine choices?

[David M. Bueker]

White wine is better than red with cheese.

[Jenise]

Totally agree, with the exception of some fresh young reds with blue cheeses.

Very well thought out tasting, pity only 16 participants but $70 Cda.
Excellent cheese selection in a little box.

Ossau Iraty Brebis de Pyrenees (Fr, raw, ewe, firm).
Raclette Livradois ( Fr, Pasteurised, cow, semi firm)
Fourme d`Ambert (Fr, pasteurised, cow blue).
Prima Donna Maturo (Netherlands, pasteurised, cow, firm).

Wine notes to follow.

White wine is better than red with cheese.

IMO that is more often true than not, but it's hard to generalise. Each cheese type has a best pairing option and sometimes that is cider, beer or coffee rather than wine. There have been learned articles in the RVF on the subject.

The bad practice of pairing red wine with all cheese types still resists stubbornly in many circles and even, I believe, at Bordeaux. I have been at houses where, say, a fine 30 year old Burgundy is paired with a runny over-ripe Camembert which ruins the wine's finer points. On the other hand I have had the experience of mature Bordeaux working well with a fairly discreet hard textured cheese like Cantal Salers.

Re white and cheese pairings, a marriage made in heaven is goat cheese from the Loire valley, such as Sainte-Maure, Crottin de Chavignol, Selles-sur-Cher, with Chenin or Sauvignon blanc from the same region.

Other great pairings with cheese are Savagnin based wines from the Jura, particularly vin jaune, with mature Comté and, of course, port with Stilton.

I look forward, Bob, to hearing how your pairings performed.