Wine with blue cheese
Cheese
Blue cheese is salty and sharp. Sweet wine is the classic answer: Sauternes with Roquefort, Port with Stilton.
19 rated grapes match blue cheese: 5 red, 14 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Malbecplush, dark plum, cocoaFull body
Medium acidity - Mavrodafnisweet, fortified, raisin and cocoaVery full body
Medium acidity - Black Muscatrose-scented, grapey, sweet, softMedium body
Medium acidity - Aleaticorose-scented, sweet, grapey, softMedium body
Medium acidity - Ivesfoxy, dark, sweet, port styleLight body
Medium acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Furmintsmoky, quince, high acid, dry or sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Muscat of Alexandriagrapey, floral, honeyed, often sweetMedium body
Low acidity - Pedro Ximénezblack, syrupy, raisin and figVery full body
Low acidity - Muscat Blanc à Petits Grainsgrapey, orange blossom, sweetLight body
Medium acidity - Muscadellegrapey, floral, honey, a sweet blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Vidal Blancfruity, honeyed, an ice wine starMedium body
High acidity - Kövérszőlőfat, honeyed, botrytis TokajFull body
Low acidity - Petit Mansengsweet Jurancon, pineapple, racyMedium body
Very high acidity - Rieslanerracy, citrus, sweet at its bestLight body
Very high acidity - Picolitrare dessert white, honey, apricotFull body
Medium acidity - Verduzzohoney, tannic for a white, RamandoloMedium body
Medium acidity - Albalongasweet Franconian crossing, apricotMedium body
High acidity - Zétahoneyed, botrytis prone, Tokaj blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Huxelrebesweet, tropical and muscat scentedMedium body
High acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).