Parmesan (or Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grana Padano, aged Asiago)

• Milk source: Cow
• Cheese characteristics: A grana-style table cheese like Parmesan is salty, a little grainy and toothsome. It also typically has a sweet, pineapple-like finish.
• Wine and cheese together: The salt in the cheese and the fruit in the wine balance each other beautifully, with no single element overpowering another.
• Accompaniment: Pesto topped olive bread.