A little reason to celebrate
National Wine and Cheese Day
Drink · Food · July 25
A day for pairing wine with cheese, from sharp cheddar with red to soft goat cheese with crisp white, and tasting how each changes the other.
National Wine and Cheese Day falls on Sunday, July 25, 2027. That is 271 days away.
Wine and cheese are both made by letting time and microbes do patient work on something fresh. Grapes become wine through fermentation, and milk becomes cheese through curdling and aging. Put them on the same table and they tend to get along.
The pleasure is in the pairing. A salty, crumbly cheese can make a sweet wine taste brighter. A creamy, rich cheese can soften a wine with sharp acidity. Some matches feel obvious after one bite, and some just quietly argue with each other. Tasting a few side by side is the easiest way to learn which is which, and it requires no expertise, only attention.
Most people mark the day with a simple board at home: two or three cheeses, a bottle or two, some bread or crackers, maybe grapes or nuts. Others visit a local shop where the staff can suggest a combination, or gather friends who each bring one cheese. A useful habit is to take cheese out of the refrigerator a while before serving, since its flavor and texture come through more fully when it is not cold.
There is also room for people who skip alcohol. Grape juice, sparkling cider and tea can all sit next to a cheese board, and the comparing works the same way.
A hard aged cheese, a soft fresh one and something blue make a balanced start, and the blue usually ends up being the one people talk about.
Ways to celebrate
- Try one red and one white with the same three cheeses.
- Set out a small board with bread, fruit and nuts.
- Ask a local cheese counter for a pairing suggestion.
- Share a favorite cheese with friends and compare notes.
- Try a nonalcoholic pairing with sparkling cider or grape juice.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday, July 25 |
| 2027 | Sunday, July 25 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, July 25 |
| 2029 | Wednesday, July 25 |
| 2030 | Thursday, July 25 |
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