Pairing Information

Below are some of our favorite pairings, trust your palate, experiment...

Some Guiding Principles:

Plan on 1 ounce per cheese per person
Taste cheese by first looking at external appearance — then feel the inside texture, smell it, and finally taste the flavor
Bring to room temperature 1 hour before serving
Try contrasting textures
Light Cheeses compliment light flavors
Balance heavy cheese with more vibrant flavors

CHEESES		BEVERAGE PAIRINGS
CHEESES		WINE	BEER
G O A T
	Bijou	Gewürztraminer	Belgian Tripel
	Bonne Bouche	Rosé	Saison
	Coupole	Oregon Pinot	Dry Kriek
	Creamy Goat Cheese	Vernaccia	Lambic
	Cremont	Riesling	Amber Cider
	Fresh Crottin	Barbera	Stout
	Fresh Goat Cheese	Rosato	Sparkling Cider
C O W	Crème Fraîche	Orange Muscat	Weiss
	Cultured Butter	Prosecco	Sparkling Mead
	Fromage Blanc	Vinho Verde	White Wheat
	Mascarpone	Pink Champagne	Mead
	Quark	Crisp White/Cortese	Witbeir

Cheeses		Condiment Pairings
Cheeses		Crunchy	Sweet	Savory	Fruit	Wild Card
G O A T
	Bijou	roasted hazelnuts	blueberry jam	roasted olives	cranberry	bacon praline
	Bonne Bouche	Almond Thins	Honey Comb	Prosciutto	Elderberry	Chocolate Almonds
	Coupole	warm pistachios	Acacia honey	pickled beets	persimmon	dilly beans
	Creamy Goat Cheese	ginger snaps	blueberry honey	chile peppers	kumquat	cocoa nibs
	Cremont	hazelnut thins	fig jam	pancetta	pickled cherries	duck prosciutto
	Fresh Crottin	maple crackers	cranberry honey	artichokes	watermelon	cardamom poached plums
	Fresh Goat Cheese	ginger snaps	Marcona honey	preserved mushrooms	cider jelly	quinoa salad
C O W
	Crème Fraîche	biscotti	roasted fig syrup	ramps	rhubarb compote	stone ground grits
	Cultured Butter	seeded baguette	pomegranate molasses	watermelon radish	grilled peach	pickled eggs
	Fromage Blanc	olive oil torta	truffle honey	pequillo peppers	dates	fennel pollen
	Mascarpone	amaretti	piloncillo	gremolata	star anise poached pears	ras el hanout
	Quark	fig anise toast	lavender syrup	pea shoots	meyer lemon	endive spears