Wine with Cheese Fondue?

Schneier · February 10, 2004

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

What sort of wines go well?

Bruce

Mark Sommelier · February 10, 2004

It's your basic Gouda/Emmenthaller/etc cheese fondue.
What sort of wines go well?
Bruce

Chablais, Neuchatel, Chasselas.

Brad Ballinger · February 10, 2004

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.

Rieslingfan · February 10, 2004

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 · February 10, 2004

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.

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