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Manchegos are Spain’s most famous cheese. It is produced in La Manchain Central Spain, and a true Manchego is made with 100% sheep's milk because the area is very rocky and dry. Unstable for cows, but ideal for raising goats and sheep. The abundance of wild herbs that growin Central Spain’s grazing areas give the Manchego a unique and unmistakable taste and aroma. As it ages it goes from a soft and creamy nutty cheese with floral aromas to a firm and crumbly salty cheese with intense spicy flavors and finish.
Spanish Wine & Cheese Pairings
Your H-E-B Cheese Specialists share their suggestions for savory Spanish wine and cheese pairings.Toast to flavorful adventures. ¡Salud!
Don Juan Manchego Cheeses
Manchegos are Spain’s most famous cheese. It is produced in La Manchain Central Spain, and a true Manchego is made with 100% sheep's milk because the area is very rocky and dry. Unstable for cows, but ideal for raising goats and sheep. The abundance of wild herbs that growin Central Spain’s grazing areas give the Manchego a unique and unmistakable taste and aroma. As it ages it goes from a soft and creamy nutty cheese with floral aromas to a firm and crumbly salty cheese with intense spicy flavors and finish.
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Pair with Adega Albarino Condes De Albarei.
The wine's citrusy and clean notes will balance the young cheese.
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Pair with Mayor De Ondarre Reserva Rioja.
Made from Tempranillo and Mazuelo grapes, this wine has notes of cedar and bright red berries that bring out the nutty flavors of the cheese.
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Pair with Raimat Tempranillo.
Cut the sharp bite of the cheese with the elegant fresh fruit and French oak characters in the wine.
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Iberico 33-3 Cheese
Iberico 33-3: This Manchego style cheese is a blend of a 1/3 cow’s milk, a 1/3 goat’s milk, and a1/3 sheep’s milk, hence the name 33-3. Thischeese has a rich and buttery texture that is greatfor grating or even grilling. The aging time canvary from a few months to a few years.
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Pair with Marques De Caceres Rioja.
The fruity notes in the cheese will complement the hints of vanilla in the medium bodied wine.
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Mahon Cheese
Mahon Cheese: Named after the natural port in Mahon on the island of Minorca off the coast of Spain. Minorca is known for their cheese production and their respected dairy plants. The traditional way of eating this cheese is sprinkling it with black pepper, tarragon, and olive oil.
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It's a very nutty and sweet aroma with a buttery and salty finish that goes well with a glass of Honoro Vera Garnacha. This full bodied wine has lots of dark berry flavors and spices.
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Goat Cheese
Drunken Goat Cheese: This is a very popular goat cheese with a purple rind that comes from soaking the cheese in red wine.
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It's tangy and sharp and is the perfect cheese fora dry bubbly Brut like Anna de Codorniu.
Best served chilled between 41-46°F.
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