Pair cheese and fruits with wine with WinedIn

Marietta, GA - - 09/20/07 - - Use WinedIn.com to find the perfect wines to pair with cheese and fruits.

Karen Fernau of the Arizona Republic recommends pairing fruit and cheese with wine to offer a simple, and decidedly, European dinner idea. Kara Adkins, a cheese manager at a Phoenix grocery store says “I can’t think of an easier way to eat or entertain. You cut the fruit, the cheese, and pour the wine. It is simple, yet satisfying.”

If only it were that simple. Pairing the wrong wine with your cheese and fruit can ruin the taste of the wine, and the cheese and fruits. Kevin Zraly, wine educator, and founder of the Windows of the World Wine School, says, “for me, a good cheese and a good wine will enhance the flavors and complexities of both.”

"Wine and cheese pairing has wide spread popular usage and yet people are often uncertain about what parings work together," says Marjorie King, lead author of a wine and cheese pairing study based on scientific sensory methodology.

Karen says success lies in balancing fats, acid, and taste. She suggests serving lighter, fresh cheeses, such as chevre, brie, brine-soaked mozzarella, ricotta, blues, gouda or pressed sheep's-milk cheeses such as manchego with light wines such as chardonnay, or syrah.

"Save the Stilton and really sharp Cheddars for Christmas. You want lighter, whether the cheese is buttery or tangy," says Laura Werlin, author of "The New American Cheese" (Stewart, Tabori & Chang).

Serve cheese and fruits together on a traditional platter, or prepare a salad of fresh basil, mozzarella, peach and watermelon chunks topped with feta cheese and fresh mint. White wines pair better with cheese. And softer, fruitier wines tend to go better with cheese than dry wines.

"I tell red-wine drinkers to lighten up when drinking with fruit and cheese," says sommelier Wendy Nadler. "You can have red, but just lighter varieties like pinot noir. You want wines with fruit flavors forward, and less tannin."

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