The Best Wine & Cheese Pairs

The BestWine &

Cheese Pairs Gregory Scott Barton

Ca Berti Lambrusco

A purple colored, frothy wine drinkwith the added fizziness of champagne

is no doubt a common alcoholicbeverage consumed by Italians fromVeneto all the way down to the most

southern part of Calabria.

Another great cheese to pairwith this fizzy red from thenorthern Emilia-Romagnaregion of Italy is sharp, goatcheese. The complex fruity,spicy flavors are only furtheraccented with bold, strongcheeses that perfectlycomplement this dessert oraperitivo carbonated wine.

Schwaab-Kiebel Riesling

Originally hailing from the Rhine region of Germany,Riesling is perhaps the most prized sweet white wine to

grace restaurants and wine bars across the world.Known as a particularly aromatic white grape that

exhibits flower-like aromas, this sweet wine is onlybecoming exponentially more popular in North

America, with vineyards in the Toronto/Niagara areasemulating similar winemaking practices from the Rhine

country.

Fortified Wines

This type of wine usuallycontains some amount ofbrandy so that wine tasterscan experience an extra layerof flavor that doesn’t exist inregular red, white orchampagnes. Some morewell-known examples offortified wine include Port,Sherry, Marsala and evenMadeira.

Specifically, TawnyPort contains alovely, nutty flavorwhich can rangefrom sweet tomedium dry, whichis typicallyconsumed as adessert wine.