- Drink
- Jura ChardonnayEat it hot with a spoon and drink the wine from the same valley.
- Driving
- Hot blackcurrantWarm and tart, for a cheese served warm.
- Eat with
- Baked, with boiled potatoes and charcuterieBaked in its box and eaten with a spoon — a meal rather than a board.
A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.
Vacherin Mont-d'Or on Wikipedia
- Drink
- Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine whiteNutty oxidative whites echo what long ageing already put in the wheel.
- Driving
- Roasted barley teaToasted and nutty, matching rather than contrasting.
- Eat with
- Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried hamWhat keeps through an alpine winter is what is eaten with an alpine wheel.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
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