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What kind of cheese goes good with Champagne?

post #1 of 6
10/16/08 at 5:03am
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What kind of cheese would be good for a Champagne party with an assortment of Champagnes?
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post #2 of 6
10/16/08 at 7:52am
Funny you should ask. I usually get asked the opposite question, and the answer is "Champagne goes with ALL cheeses!"

Champagne is especially great with more delicate or slightly acidic cheeses like younger soft ripened cheeses and goats. But the field is really quite open..
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post #3 of 6
10/16/08 at 7:54am
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Could you give a couple examples please?

Thanks in advance. :chef:
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post #4 of 6
10/16/08 at 9:57am
Try St. Andre triple creme-it's great with champagne.
As a semi soft, you might want to try Morbier, St. Nectaire (both medium-soft monastery style cheeses), or Madrigal (a kind of french swiss-style.)
You might also want to try some kind of fresh goat cheese.

There's a hard cheese that I just love with champagne called Varey, but I have not been able to find it recently. It's got a light bite to it, but then mellows into a warm nutty flavor. Make sure to use a cheese plane to serve ultra thin slices.
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post #5 of 6
10/16/08 at 11:59am
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Thank you sir!
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post #6 of 6
10/16/08 at 12:39pm
When my husband and i are in Champagne mood, We buy dry greek olives, marinated garlic and a chunk of mature Talegio.
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