What wine goes with cheese and crackers?
If you’re looking to host a wine and cheese party, I highly recommend having 3-5 bottles of red wine to serve.
Depends on the cheese I love manchego cheese with a big red wine like Merlot, Claret or Cab Sav. For brands: Ravenswood is pretty cheap stuff but their higher end bottles (no gold band around the white label) are very nice. Fourteen hands merlot, Clous du Bois’ Reserves are very good (their standard label is fair). Any Sonoma red is probably worth it or get a nice Argentine Malbec. Blue cheeses pair well with tawny ports, especially Stilton. For port I’d go with Optimo or anything aged. Soft cheeses like Brie and spicy/hot cheeses (Jack) need a sweet white, although I’ve seen Brie counter-paired with big red Merlots. I’d look at a good German Riesling (look for Auslese or Beerenauslese Rieslings). I like Chateau St. Michelle but you can find a decent Schmitt-Sohne that will satisfy just about anywhere. Your best bet, in all honesty, is to find a good liquor store and tell them what you’re serving. It’s nice to pair well, but it’s also fun just to open three or four bottles of decent st
