What to Drink with Blue Cheese

Posted by Larry Ervin Apr 6, 2008

What to drink with blue cheese is totally a matter of opinon, and I invite you to chime in with your opinion on the discussion "What's Your Favorite Drink With Blue Cheese?"

The suggestions you see most commonly published are sweet wines: Ports, Sherries, sauternes, late harvest rieslings, etc.

Here's what I like: Hartley & Gibson's "Full, Rich Dessert Sherry." For me, the almond overtones are perfect with blue cheese. My wife, who is British, screws up her face and says, "That's an old lady's drink! My mum drinks sweet Sherry."

Whether the blue cheese you're eating is French or not, in situations where someone casts aspersions on your choice of wine pairing, I find it useful to remember one of my favorite French phrases: Chacun a son gout. Here is the pronunciation: Shah-kawn Ah Sohn Goo. Here is the translation: "Everyone to their own disgusting opinion." This phrase is most effectively delivered with a wrist wag that would probably get you killed in Napoli. (So be careful with your audience.)

If you haven't yet picked a blue cheese for tonight, check out Fromage Bleu: Eleven Cheese Compared or Beyond Roquefort: Three Alternatives You Should Try.

If you fancy cooking with blue cheese, you may be interestied in:

• Blue Cheese Potatoes au Gratin
• Smoked Sturgeon and Blue Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms
• Cabrales Stuffed Madjool Dates
• Pasta with Salmon and Blue Cheese
• Macaroni and Cheese for Grownups
• Pumpkin-Apple Soup with Blue Cheese