Cheese that Pairs Well with Merlot Wine

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Appenzeller

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Appenzeller, a classic Swiss Alpage cheese from fromager Rolf Beeler, receives its unique flavors from the herbs, liquors and wines that comprise the solution in which the wheels are bathed. (Read more...)

Country Switzerland

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10026

$37.00 per lb

Ossau Iraty
(oh-soh ee-RAH-tee)

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Ossau Iraty Pardou Arriou is a classic sheep's milk cheese made in the French Pyrénées. Its paste is a luscious ivory, its fragrance is reminiscent of toasted hazelnuts, and its taste encapsulates the sweet, buttery flavors that a great sheep's milk cheese can deliver. (Read more...)

Country France

Milk Type Sheep

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10074

$37.00 per lb

Cantalet
(kahn-TAHL-ay)

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Cantalet is a cheddar-like cow's milk cheese from Auvergne, France. It is weighty, moist, creamy, and just subtley sharp, with a very defined sweet and milky quality. (Read more...)

Country France

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10117

$15.75 per lb
SALE: $11.03 per lb

Idiazabal
(ee-DYAH-tha-ball)

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Idiazabal hails from the Basque country in Spain. During production, the wheels are lightly smoked, imparting a slight smokey quality that adds wonderfully to the rich, nutty flavor of this sheep's milk cheese. (Read more...)

Country Spain

Milk Type Sheep

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10275

$18.00 per lb

Prattigauer
(prah-tee-GOW-er)

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Prattigauer is a washed-rind, raw cow's milk Alpage-style cheese with an intensely robust flavor that is nutty, rich and lingering. (Read more...)

Country Switzerland

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Semi-Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10417

$31.00 per lb

Prima Donna
(pree-mah DAH-nah)

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Prima Donna is a relatively mild style of a Dutch Gouda cow's milk cheese that is aged for one year. As compared to a four- or six-year Gouda, Prima Donna has a distinctly softer texture and a more subtle flavor. (Read more...)

Country Netherlands

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Hard

Wine Merlot

Item # 10418

$17.50 per lb

Uplands Pleasant Ridge
Uplands Cheese Company

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Uplands Pleasant Ridge is one of the most exquisite farmstead cheeses made in America. The product of Wisconsin's own Mike Gingrich, this award-winning cheese is a wonderful rival to France's noble mountain cheese, Beaufort. (Read more...)

Country United States

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10568

$27.00 per lb

Alp Drackloch*
Rolf Beeler

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Alp Drackloch is a very rare, organic Swiss Alpage (mountain pasture) cheese made only in the summertime in the Muathatal region of Canton Schwyz, one of the oldest Cantons in Switzerland. (Read more...)

Country Switzerland

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Semi-Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10605

$36.00 per lb

Pecorino Toscano Stagionato

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Pecorino Toscano Stagionato is a centuries-old D.O.C. (or name-controlled) table cheese from Tuscany. It is sturdy and nutty with a hint of salt on the palate. (Read more...)

Country Italy

Milk Type Sheep

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10655