France has more than 300 different cheeses, with particular cheeses in every region. Former French President Charles de Gaulle was famously quoted as saying "how can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?" 

Examples of Cow Cheeses pairings

Beaufort & Chablis

Brie de Meaux & Champagne, Bordeaux red or Burgundy red

Camembert & Bordeaux red or Beaujolais

Chaource & Champagne, Sancerre or Chablis

Comté & Sancerre, Beaujolais or Vin Jaune (Jura)

Coulommiers & Bordeaux, Rhone or Languedoc red

Epoisses & Burgundy white

Livarot & Bordeaux red (Pomerol)

Munster & Gewürztraminer or Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Pont l'Eveque & Bordeaux red (Pomerol, Saint-Emilion)

Saint Marcellin & Châteauneuf du Pape

Saint Nectaire & Beaujolais

Tomme de Savoie & Crozes Hermitage or Savoie white

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Examples of Sheep Cheeses pairings

Ossau-Iraty & Bordeaux white

Roquefort & Sauternes

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Examples of Goat Cheeses pairings

Goat - Chabichou - Crottin de Chavignonol & Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé

Examples of Blue Cheeses pairings

Bleu d'Auvergne & Sauternes

 Fourme d'Ambert & Sauternes, Crozes Hermitage or Saumur Champigny

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