Pinot Noirs, with their red berry flavors and floral aromas, meld well with natural rinded cow milk and many sheep milk cheeses, including the Iberian thistle-renneted cheeses. Pinots are rarely successful with blue cheeses, washed rind cheeses, or goat milk cheeses due to the acids in these cheese types. One exception to that rule is mixed milk cheeses that contain goat milk.
Beaufort Chalet d'Alpage is a raw cow's milk cheese made in the Haute Savoie region of France, and its wheels are among the largest wheels of cheese produced artisanally. Beaufort has a natural washed rind and is immediately recognizable by its inwardly-curving sides.
Fiscalini Bandaged Cheddar from Modesto, California, is a true, American farmstead cheddar and sings with a luxurious balance of buttery, grassy, and savory flavors.
Manchego, the famous Spanish sheep's milk cheese, is made exclusively from the milk of sheep grazing upon the plains of La Mancha. It is nutty, sweet, and tangy with a firm texture.
