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Wine with soft and mild cheese
Cheese
Brie, Camembert and mild washed-rind cheeses are creamy. Sparkling wine, soft whites and light reds match them; big tannin does not.
65 rated grapes match soft and mild cheese: 12 red, 53 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Gamaylight, juicy, banana and cherryLight body
High acidity - Blauer Portugieserlight, soft, simple, early-drinkingLight body
Medium acidity - Concordfoxy, grapey, sweet, jam-likeLight body
Medium acidity - Isabellafoxy, strawberry, light, rusticLight body
Medium acidity - Trollingerpale, light, strawberry, softLight body
Medium acidity - Poulsardpale, delicate, red berry, etherealLight body
High acidity - Blauburgerdeep colour, soft, mildMedium body
Medium acidity - Brachettosweet fizz, rose, strawberryLight body
Medium acidity - Catawbapink, foxy, sweet, fizzyLight body
High acidity - Garanoirsoft, fruity, early Swiss redLight body
Medium acidity - Lacrimarose scented, soft, unusualMedium body
Medium acidity - Sciascinosofresh, supple, floral and berriedMedium body
High acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Chardonnayapple to tropical, creamy when oakedFull body
Medium acidity - Gewürztraminerlychee, rose, spiceFull body
Low acidity - Müller-Thurgausoft, light, floral and grapeyLight body
Low acidity - Sémillonwaxy, lemon, honeyed with ageMedium body
Medium acidity - Pinot blancsoft apple, gentle, easyMedium body
Medium acidity - Chasselassoft, light, subtle, faintly nuttyLight body
Low acidity - Garganegaalmond, pear, gentleLight body
High acidity - Arneispear, almond, soft, gently floralMedium body
Medium acidity - Hárslevelűspicy, honeyed, full, aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Kerneraromatic, green apple, livelyLight body
High acidity - Muscat Ottonelgrapey, floral, light, softLight body
Medium acidity - Solarisripe, tropical, soft, cool-climateMedium body
Medium acidity - Albanagolden, apricot, firm, also sweetMedium body
High acidity - Auxerrois Blancsoft, round, gentle, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Bacchus Weissaromatic, elderflower, grapey, lightLight body
Medium acidity - Delawaregrapey, light, gentle, foxyLight body
Medium acidity - Irsai Olivérgrapey, floral, light, aromaticLight body
Medium acidity - Neuburgernutty, soft, full, gentleMedium body
Low acidity - Noahfoxy, grapey, tart, a historic hybridLight body
High acidity - Prié blancalpine, lean, tart, high-altitudeLight body
Very high acidity - Frühroter Veltlinersoft, almond, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Jacquèrelight alpine white, lemon, flintyVery light body
High acidity - Len de l'Elsoft Gaillac white, apple, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Niagarafoxy, grapey, sweetLight body
Medium acidity - Ortegapeach, floral, soft, earlyMedium body
Low acidity - Siegerrebevery aromatic, rose, softMedium body
Low acidity - Altessehoneyed, bergamot, ages wellMedium body
High acidity - Baroquefull Tursan white, pear, floralFull body
Medium acidity - Morio Muscatloud muscat scent, softLight body
Medium acidity - Palavaspicy, floral, Moravian Traminer childMedium body
Medium acidity - Amigneapricot, tangerine, rich ValaisFull body
Low acidity - Bouviersoft, mildly aromatic, earlyLight body
Low acidity - Malagousiapeach, jasmine, full, revivedFull body
Medium acidity - Mauzacapple skin, soft, Blanquette fizzLight body
Medium acidity - Moscato Giallogolden muscat, orange peel, dry to sweetMedium body
Medium acidity - Perlepink skin, floral, soft, mildLight body
Low acidity - TamjanikaSerbian muscat, grapey, frankincenseMedium body
Medium acidity - Zétahoneyed, botrytis prone, Tokaj blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Aubin blanclight, quiet and softly freshLight body
Medium acidity - Barbarouxgolden, aromatic and softly roundedLight body
Low acidity - Coda di Volpegolden, floral and gently roundedLight body
Medium acidity - Freisamerfull, restrained and richly texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Goldrieslinglight, soft and delicately fragrantLight body
Medium acidity - Ondencfine, soft and lightly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Orionlight, fragrant and gently crispLight body
Medium acidity - Reichensteinerlight, gentle, fragrant and smokyLight body
Medium acidity - Scuppernongsweet, grapey and muscadine scentedMedium body
Medium acidity - Arboisrounded, restrained and softly texturedMedium body
Low acidity - Gringetlight, lively and delicately floralLight body
High acidity - Maceratinofresh, peach, apricot and savouryMedium body
High acidity - Meslier-Saint-Françoislight, quiet and softly texturedVery light body
Low acidity - Mondeuse Blancherounded, restrained and gently aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Nuragusfragrant, rounded and gently bitterMedium body
Medium 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).