Hot wine and cheese dip

It has always been known that wine and cheese always go together when its comes to holding parties. It is a general rule that you always match light wines with mild cheese because the milder the cheese, then the wine that goes with it should also be lighter. Cheeses with stronger flavors are best to paired off with wines that are more full-bodied.

Because of this, there are really cheeses and wines that go better together. Mild cheeses like Monterey Jack, Marbles, Farmer’s or Colby are best matched with Chablis, Red Burgundy, Rieslin or Zinfadel wines. Swiss, Havarti, Edam, Brie and Gouda are medium cheeses that should go well with Merlot, Pinot Noir, Red Burgundy or Gewurztraminer. The stronger Extra Cheddar or Blue cheese are best eaten with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blance or Beaujolais.

When it comes to parties, cheese and wines are not all the rage, dips also add an element that makes them more enjoyable. There are now many hot dips that are made with gourmet ingredients such as feta cheese, dried porcini, kalamata olives and fresh Dungeness crab, feta cheese, kalamata olives and dried porcini. There are also others that are made with other common day ingredients like cream cheese or mayo as well as vegetables such as spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes.

Cheeses and wines are not just good together as a pair in parties, they also complement each other to make hot wine and cheese dips. There are now many cheese dip recipes that have a wine ingredient in them and they all make such delicious concoctions that they are often quite popular in parties when served with assorted crackers, tortilla chips or even bread.

There is the hot chili con queso cheese dip that is made with cheese, half and half, garlic, onion, green chile peppers and jalapeno for extra heat. The dry white wine that is added to this recipe makes this dip a hot number not just because of the spices. The hot creamy cheese spinach dip made with white wine and plenty of mozarella cheese is also said to be better than dips made in restaurants. This wonderfully delicious dip is has crabmeat or shrimp as well as artichokes for added pizazz. You can even try the hot sauce cheese dip that is made with melted Velveeta cheese in Lake Niagara wine and added on with mayonnaise, horseradish, Tabasco sauce or liquid hot pepper sauce. The perfect combination of these ingredients make a mean hot wine and cheese dip.