Manchego cheese PDO
- sheep milk
- hard
- Drink
- Rioja ReservaTempranillo's leather and vanilla against aged sheep's milk — the standard Spanish table.
- Driving
- Hibiscus infusionTart and deep red; stands up to the sheep's-milk fat.
- Eat with
- Membrillo, and Marcona almondsQuince paste with Manchego is close to a national law. The almonds add salt and crunch.
A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.