Pairings
cheese
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ALE, AMBER (TOP-FERMENTED, AMBER TO DEEP RED IN COLOR)
ALSATIAN WINE (SEE ALSO GEWURZTRAMINER, MUSCAT, PINOT BLANC, PINOT GRIS, RIESLING, SYLVANER, ETC.)
BEER, BOCK DOUBLE (DOPPEL-BOCK, GERMAN VERY MALTY, FULL-BODIED, BOTTOM-FERMENTING)
BEER, HEFE WEIZEN (SUMMER-BREWED WHEAT BEER WITH A SWEET-AND-SOUR QUALITY)
BEER, SAISON (MEDIUM-BODIED, HIGHLY-HOPPED SPICY BEER WITH CITRUS NOTES)
CHARBONO (ITALIAN FULL-BODIED, RICH, RED WINE FROM THE PIEDMONT REGION)
CHARDONNAY, CALIFORNIA, LIGHT-BODIED (AND MOST MINERALLY)
CHILEAN WINES (WHICH HAVE A MEATY SMOKINESS TO THEM)
GALESTRO (ITALIAN LIGHT-BODIED, FRUITY WHITE WINE FROM TUSCANY)
GRENACHE (RED GRAPE GROWN IN FRANCE AND SPAIN; VERY FRUITY WITH BLACKBERRY SWEETNESS AND HINTS OF PEPPER; THE KEY GRAPE IN CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, IT IS OFTEN USED TO MAKE ROSE AND VEGA SICILIA; SEE ALSO CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE)
LAGER, AMBER (TOP-FERMENTING, WITH MORE MALT THAN A LAGER; LIGHT TOASTED MALT WITH A GENTLE CREAMINESS)
LAGER, DARK (TOP-FERMENTING, WITH SWEETISH NOTES AND HINTS OF CHOCOLATE; MALT ACCENTS WITH LOW HOP BITTERNESS)
LATE HARVEST SAUVIGNON BLANC (FROM THE NEW WORLD, SWEET, PRIMARILY FROM CALIFORNIA AND CHILE)
MARSANNE (FRENCH WHITE GRAPE PRODUCING WINE WITH VERY STRONG ALCOHOL CONTENT; FLAVORS OF PLUM, CARAMEL, AND PINEAPPLE)
MUSCAT, LATE HARVEST (SWEET DESSERT WINE WITH CARAMEL, DRIED PEAR, AND APPLE AROMAS, BALANCED WITH ACIDITY)
PAUILLAC (FRENCH FULL-BODIED RED WINE FROM BORDEAUX)
SAKE, KIJOSHU (SWEET, PORT-LIKE)
TEA, DARJEELING (INDIAN FULL-BODIED TEA, BLACK)
TEMPRANILLO (SPANISH FRUITY FULL-BODIED RED WINE)
TOKAY PINOT GRIS (FRENCH FULL-BODIED PINOT GRIS FROM ALSACE; AKA TOKAY D'ALSACE, BUT NO RELATION TO HUNGARIAN TOKAY; SEE ALSO PINOT GRIS, ALSATIAN)
TXAKOLI (SPANISH LIGHT-BODIED, HIGH-ACID, SEMI-SPARKLING, WHITE WINE FROM THE BASQUE REGION; AKA TXACOLI AND CHACOLI)
VIN SANTO (ITALIAN BLENDED SWEET DESSERT WINE FROM TUSCANY)
VINO NOBILE (ITALIAN MEDIUM- TO FULL-BODIED RED WINE MADE FROM SANGIOVESE; AKA VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO)
VINO NOVELLO (ITALIAN YOUNG, FRUITY RED WINE)
WATER, MINERAL, LIGHT (WITH SMALL BUBBLES, E.G., RAMLOSA, SOLE)