- Drink
- A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or MerlotFirm, mild wheels are the most forgiving cheeses on the board; a medium red flatters them.
- Driving
- Cold brew coffeeBody without sharpness.
- Eat with
- Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustardFirm mild wheels are the sandwich cheeses; mustard supplies the sharpness.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Tomme de Savoie on Wikipedia
- Drink
- Pinot noir, lightLight enough not to bury a mild wheel, with enough acidity to cut it.
- Driving
- Barley teaNutty and toasted, echoing the cheese.
- Eat with
- Dark rye, ham and mustardMild enough to sit in a sandwich; the mustard supplies what the cheese does not.
A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.
Emmental de Savoie on Wikidata
Tomme forte de Savoie
- cow milk
- processed
- semi-soft
- Drink
- An amber ale, or a soft redMild semi-soft cheese does best with something malty or fruity rather than sharp.
- Driving
- Malted barley drink, or cold brewMalt and mild sweetness, as the ale has.
- Eat with
- Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutneyMild and malty cheeses want something sharp or sweet beside them to wake them up.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Tomme forte de Savoie on Wikidata