Perfect Pairings: Blue Cheese

Intensely flavoured blue cheeses need wines with the sweetness and weight to balance their pungency. Sauternes with Roquefort and Port with Stilton are the classic benchmarks; Tokaji Aszú, late-harvest Gewürztraminer, and Riesling Auslese are all compelling alternatives.

A richly sherried Highland or Speyside malt stands up to blue cheese with real confidence, and a bold bourbon brings a complementary caramel sweetness to even the most assertive varieties.

Blue cheese close-up — wine pairing for blue cheese

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