Perfect pairings

Bring out the best in your Co-op cheese and mince pies with our expert advice on the perfect drinks to pair with your savoury favourites.

Food and drink pairings

Co-op Irresistible Manchego and Co-op Irresistible Marlborough Pinot Grigio pairing

This Pinot Grigio is full of lovely ripe yellow stone fruits, green pear and candied citrus. With such a refreshing and balanced palate, the nutty profile of the Manchego really shines through.

Co-op Irresistible Comte and Irresistible Chablis pairing

This pairing brings the delightful, nutty, lightly salted butter flavour from the Comte cheese, and rounds it off with a subdued acidity when paired with the Chablis. It allows for a sweetness and meadow like profile to develop on the pallet, creating a nice light provincial pairing.

Co-op Somerset Brie and Leffe Blonde pairing

The creamy mouth feel of this Belgian blonde ale compliments rich and creamy soft brie. The sweetness and crispness from the pale malt pairs with subtle milk sweetness, while the mild spiced fruitiness combined with the carbonation cleanses the pallet.

Co-op Irresistible Roquefort and Co-op Late Bottled Vintage Port pairing

This late bottled vintage port with its' robust, rich, sweet molasses like nectar and boozy back notes, stands up perfectly to the bold, strong, ripe blue cheese. The sweetness cuts through the thick creamy mouth feel, and contrasts the strong mineral cheese to give a nice harmonious balance between the two big bold flavours.

Co-op Irresistible Mince Pies and Co-op Irresistible Pedro Ximenez Sherry pairing

Our Irresistible mince pies has a blend of vine fruits, festive spices, brandy and port giving jammy, plum like red fruits. And this compliments the sweet jammy strawberry notes of the Pedro Ximenez. The richness of the sherry compliments the all butter pastry, while the acidity in the vine fruits cut through the richness.

Co-op Irresistible Somerset Mature Cheddar and Co-op Irresistible Australian Chardonnay pairing

This is a wonderful salty, mineral, mature cheddar with creamy milk. The subtle lactic acid profile in the cheese pairs perfectly with the acidity of the Chardonnay. A great combination.

Co-op Goats Cheese and Co-op Irresistible Leyda Valley Sauvignon Blanc pairing

The acidity of this Sauvignon Blanc cuts through the creaminess of the goats cheese allowing for the mellow, grassy, salty, dairy notes from the goats milk to come to life.

Co-op Irresistible Red Fox and Co-op Irresistible Tillington Hills Dry Cider pairing

Rich, robust red Leicestershire cheese with its nutty, acidic, butter profile is charmed by our Irresistible cider. Its contrast fruity sweetness, along with the fizz, helps to lighten this rich deep cheese to elevate its buttery nuttiness.

Co-op Irresistible Somerset Vintage Cheddar and Co-op 10 year old Tawny Port pairing

The younger of our two ports provides more berry like sweetness, with a subtle acidity which harmonises with the rich, creamy, salty, mineral and slightly tangy vintage cheddar. The port acts in the same way a chutney does, breaking down the creaminess of the cheese to allow more of its subtle flavours to come to life.

Co-op Mature Cheddar and Stella Artois pairing

This pairing elevates both participants to new levels. The mature cheddar with its subtle acidity, dairy sweetness and mild saltiness perfectly tames the bitter backnotes of this lager, allowing the beer to show more of its caramelised sweetness. The bubbles provide a crisp refreshing taste by cutting through the fattiness of the cheese giving way for more milk character to come out of the cheese. A great example of what food & drink pairings can do together vs the sum of their contents.