Choose the number of people and the mood of the board. The page now builds from your cheese table first, so cheeses still appear even when a pairing or wine join is missing.
This classic board aims for contrast: one fresh, one soft, one hard, one blue or bold cheese, then extra crowd-friendly texture. Aim for about 340g total cheese, roughly 70g per cheese.
A Levantine brined cheese prized for melting in pastries.
Quantity: about 70g
Wine match: Sauvignon Blanc
Fresh acidity balances lactic tang and keeps young cheese lively.
An Asturian cheese made in white or paprika-red versions.
Quantity: about 70g
Wine match: Champagne / Traditional Method Brut
Acidity and bubbles cut through creamy texture.
A mountain cheese from Haute-Savoie with a supple paste and hazelnut notes.
Quantity: about 70g
Wine match: Champagne / Traditional Method Brut
Dry sparkling wine is a flexible French cheese-board partner.
A strong cow’s milk blue from Auvergne with a creamy paste.
Quantity: about 70g
Wine match: Sauternes / Botrytised Sweet Wine
Sweet wine balances blue cheese salt and mouldy savouriness while its acidity keeps the finish clean.
One of Britain’s oldest cheeses, with a crumbly texture and lively tang.
Quantity: about 70g
Wine match: Cabernet Sauvignon / Bordeaux
Firm tannin and blackcurrant fruit work with mature hard cheese, especially cheddar-style cheeses.
This board is designed for texture contrast. It should give you enough freshness, creaminess, maturity and intensity without letting one style dominate.
The wines below are scored from the cheeses selected. If no direct pairing exists, the page uses a sensible fallback based on cheese style.
Best with: Afuega'l Pitu, Abondance
Acidity and bubbles cut through creamy texture.
Best with: Bleu d'Auvergne
Sweet wine balances blue cheese salt and mouldy savouriness while its acidity keeps the finish clean.
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