Cocktails that pair with

Fontina Cheese

Across 9 related dishes — most-paired first.

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Aperol Spritz

8 dishes

Aperitivo & low-ABV

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice. Sunset orange — Italian summer.

Why it works

Citrus-bright, lightly bitter, or aged-sweet pours all flex with mozzarella, parmesan, and the in-between.

Works with Fontina Cheese · Chicken Fontina Cheese · Risotto Fontina Cheese · Tomato Crostini With Fontina Cheese +4 more Fontina Cheese · Chicken Fontina Cheese · Risotto Fontina Cheese · Tomato Crostini With Fontina Cheese · Prosciutto Cotta, Leeks, Fontina Cheese · Sundried Tomato Black Garlic And Fontina Cheese · Crostini With Shitake Mushroom And Fontina Cheese · Turkey Meat Loaf With Mushrooms Fontina Cheese And Leeks

Dirty Martini

Martini family

Martini with olive brine — savory, umami-edged, food-loving.

Why it works with Chicken Scallopine With Sage And Fontina Cheese

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.

Manhattan

Classic & stirred

Rye, sweet vermouth, bitters, brandied cherry. The quintessential brown-spirit cocktail.

Why it works with Crostini With Shitake Mushroom And Fontina Cheese

Earth-and-oak, lightly smoky, slightly bitter pours echo mushroom's deep umami.

Sidecar

Shaken sours

Cognac, lemon, orange liqueur. Old-world elegance in a coupe.

Why it works with Chicken Scallopine With Sage And Fontina Cheese

Salty-mineral, dry, and faintly smoky pours mirror brine and bring out shellfish sweetness.