There are some general guidelines for successfully pairing white wine with a selection of cheeses, helping you choose the right cheese to accompany your white wine:
A delicate white wine should not be paired with a strongly flavored cheese.
Lightly aged cheeses pair best with white wines.
The choice of wine should be based on the cheese’s level of aging and whether it shows sweetness or pronounced acidity.
For certain soft cheeses, richness and fat content—combined with intense flavor—determine the pairing. These are best matched with a full-bodied, rich, and aged white wine.
Blue cheeses, such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton, and traditional Greek “kopanistes,” which are semi-hard, salty, and intensely flavored, do not pair well with dry white wines, as they overpower them completely.
Feta, fresh anthotyro, xinomyzithra, and goat’s cheese or “chloro” from the Cyclades pair beautifully with a well-structured, full-bodied white wine with vibrant acidity.
Cheese Selection for White Wine
Suggested Cheeses to Pair with White Wine
All fresh, dry white wines pair well with lightly aged Graviera from Crete or Naxos. White Cretan wines made from the Vilana variety, such as Enotria White by Douloufakis, match beautifully with Brie, Gouda, Regato, or Cheddar when these cheeses are young and fresh.
A Vidiano white wine without barrel aging, such as Dafnios White by Douloufakis, pairs wonderfully with Emmental, Regato, and young Graviera. Additionally, a Sauvignon Blanc pairs pleasantly with goat’s cheese.
If you wish to pair a semi-sweet white wine, such as Epoch White by Douloufakis, choose soft cheeses like mozzarella, or bold blue cheeses with intense character.
When it comes to sweet white wines, they also pair beautifully with blue cheeses, as they highlight and balance their salty and spicy character.
Finally, a white sparkling wine, such as Douloufakis Sparkling Wine, pairs best with soft cheeses like Brie or Camembert.