If you know me you know I’m really fondue (sorry) of cheese. So much so that when Matt and I got married we ditched the traditional wedding cake for a 5 tiered cheese stack consisting of: Goats Ash, Wigmore, Godminster, Oxford Blue and a Large Brie at the bottom (photo credit to our amazing wedding photographer: Jacqui McSweeney Photography). Heaven!
And so while everyone else was making new year’s resolutions to exercise more and quit smoking, mine was to try 100 different cheeses in a year.
Camembert it any longer? Here’s my top 100 list of cheeses to try.
P.S. if you make it to the end I’ve added 6 of the best wine and cheese pairings.
Top 100 cheeses everybody should try once
- Limburger, Belgium
- Tcherni Vit, Bulgaria
- Royal Canadian Vintage Cheddar, Canada
- Fuoco, Canada
- Airag, Central Asia
- Fium’orbu, Corsica
- Brin D’Amour, Corsica
- Halloumi, Cyprus
- Esrom, Denmark
- Havarti, Denmark
- Dambuster, England
- Stinking Bishop, England
- Cornish Yarg, England
- Bosworth Ash Log, England
- Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire, England
- Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, England
- Yorkshire Wensleydale, England
- English Farmhouse Cheddar, England
- Stichelton, England
- Gournay, France
- Camembert, France
- Mont D’or, France
- Brie De Meaux, France
- Comté, France
- Brillat-Savarin, France
- Époisses de Bourgogne, France
- Morbier, France
- Reblochon, France
- Beaufort, France
- Tomme de Savoie, France
Ricotta get through this…
- Saint-Nectaire, France
- Fourme d’ambert, France
- Roquefort, France
- Port Salut, France
- Mimolette, France
- Muenster, France
- Charolais, France
- Pont-l’Évêque, France
- Maroilles, France
- Cantal, France
- Chaource, France
- Livarot, France
- Saint-Paulin, France
- Rocamadour, France
- Saint-Félicien, France
- Cabécou, France
- Pélardon, France
- Ossau-iraty, France
- Brocciu, France
- Cambozola, Germany
- Feta, Greece
- Mizithra, Greece
- Manouri, Greece
- Kefalotyri, Greece
- Paneer, India
- Gubbeen, Ireland
- Dilliskus, Ireland
- Durrus, Ireland
- Cashel Blue, Ireland
- Pecorino al tartufo, Italy
Getting feta up with this yet?
- Burrata, Italy
- Buffalo Mozzarella, Italy
- Grana Padano, Italy
- Parmigiano-reggiano, Italy
- Taleggio, Italy
- Gorgonzola, Italy
- Fontina, Italy
- Calcagno, Italy
- Piave, Italy
- Provolone, Italy
- Scamorza, Italy
- Asiago, Italy
- Ricotta, Italy
- Montebore, Italy
- Toma del lait brusc, Italy
- Cotija, Mexico
- Queso Fresco, Mexico
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Edam, The Netherlands
- Gouda, The Netherlands
- Leyden, The Netherlands
- Jarlsbery, Norway
- Geitost, Norway
- Oscypek, Poland
- Queijo do pico, Portugal
- Pule, Serbia
- Parenica, Slovakia
- Manchego, Spain
- Roncal, Spain
- Mahón, Spain
Do you Brie-lieve it, only 10 left to go!
- Ibores, Spain
- Cabrales, Spain
- Raclette, Switzerland
- Gruyère, Switzerland
- Emmental, Switzerland
- Stanser Schafkaese, Switzerland
- Appenzeller cheese, Switzerland
- Monterey Jack, USA
- Colby, USA
- Caerphilly, Wales
You are so grate, you made it to the end (I promise I’m out of cheese puns now)! As a final treat, I’m sharing the list of wine and cheese pairings I was given after attending an event hosted by the Thames Valley Wine School. I’d really recommend one of their tasting evenings, if like me the extent of your wine knowledge is to always pick the second on the menu! And if you need some real expert advice about the best local cheeses in Berkshire make sure to give The Grumpy Goat a call or visit them in Reading’s quirky Harris Arcade.
6 of the best wine and cheese pairings
- France: Sancerre ‘Les Chailloux’, François et Jean-Marie Cherrier 2016 with Goats cheese from the Loire Valley
- France: Crémant d’Alsace Cuvée Julien Dopff au Moulin NV with Vallage cheese
- Italy: Barbera d’Asti Superiore 2015 with Taleggio cheese
- Spain: Rioja Reserva 2013 CVNE with Manchego cheese
- Australia: Jim Barry Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Coonawarra with Black Bomber mature cheddar
- France: Château La Caussade, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 2014 with Blue cheese
Drop me a note in the comments below if you have any other good recommendations to add. Or if you’d like to get to know me a little better head on over to my about me page to see what else is on my bucket list.
Anna x
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