Wine & Cheese Serving Guide

There are few pairings so tasty and delicious as wine and cheese. If you're thinking of hosting a wine and cheese tasting, make sure there's enough for everyone to try a little of each!

Cheese to Start or Finish a Meal

Allow 90g of cheese per person if serving only one variety.
Allow 30g of cheese for a selection of 3 cheeses.

Wine and Cheese Tasting

A Cheese Board for 10: Guidelines

Provide a selection of at least 6 varieties of cheese, allowing 300g of each when serving 10 (30g each cheese per person)

Fresh: Cream Cheese, Feta, Ricotta, Bocconcini
White Mould: Brie or Camembert
Washed Rind: Raclette, Tilsit
Blue Vein: Blue Brie, Stilton, Gorgonzola
Eye Cheese: Edam, Gruyere, Swiss
Cheddar: Red Leicester, Colby, Club Cheese, Vintage Cheddar
Hard: Romano, Pepato, Parmesan, Pecorino
 
Supplement the cheese board with grapes, pear or crisp apples, dried fruit, fruit pastes, nuts, crusty breads, lavash and a variety of crackers including Captains Table Water Crackers or Ritz.

Ensure that cheese is removed from the fridge at least 1 hour prior to serving.

Dinner Wine Guide

 

Number of guests	750ml White Wine	750ml Red Wine
6	2 bottles	1 bottle
10	3	2
20	6	4

 

Cold Beverage Guide

Even the most seasoned bartenders use a guide to ensure they have enough refreshments to last throughout the evening. Use these handy guides and you'll end up with the right amount of beverages to go around.

When serving alcohol, count on about 2 glasses of wine, 3 beers or 2 mixed drinks per person. Have lots of different non-alcoholic drinks chilled and within easy reach for designated drivers.

For non-alcoholic beverages, plan for 500 ml per person.

Figure on assigning one person as the "bartender" and one other helper for every 15 guests.

One 750 ml bottle of wine = five glasses of wine

One 750 ml of spirits = 25 x 30ml base for mixed drinks

One litre of soft drink = 7 x 325ml highball drinks (with ice and liquor)

1 litre of ice fills seven highball glasses.