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Wine with Cheese Fondue?

Schneier

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Brad Ballinger

Brad Ballinger

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It's your basic Gouda/Emmenthaller/etc cheese fondue.

I thought the basic was Gruyere/Emmenthaler. I like the thought of Chablis or a mineral-laden Alsatian wine.

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Rieslingfan

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I had fantastic luck with a '95 Chave Hermitage Blanc. It was one of those matches where both were magically enhanced.

And yes, I used gruyere/emmenthaler. Don't forget the kirsch in the fondue. It really makes a difference.

Boris_A

Boris_A

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It's your basic Gouda/Emmenthaller/etc cheese fondue.

What sort of wines go well?

Bruce

If you can get "Vacherin Fribourgeois", with this 50/50 recipe you get the most popular version around Pays de la Gruyére.

Wrt. Kirsch: beside having it in the fondue, immerse your piece of bread in Kirsch before stirring in the fondue. Don't repeat too often.

Wrt. wine: see Mark's post. Impéccable as always.

German dry Sylvaner should be fine as well.

Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler.

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