Spanish Wine & Tapas Charcuterie Board

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Manchego is a crowd-pleaser and a mainstay on cheese boards around the world, but if you really want it to shine, complement it with Idiazabal & Mahón cheeses, and other Spanish delights to create a tapas-style spread. I like to pair this board with Spanish rioja to match the creamy Manchego and complement the fatty chorizo, briny Spanish olives, and salty Marcona almonds. 

For more international-inspired boards, try my: 

• British Cheese Board
• Italian Antipasto Platter
• Mediterranean Mezze Board
• French Cheese Board
• Mexican Inspired Grazing Board

Spanish Tapas Platter

Cheese

• Idiazabal, sliced into triangles

• Mahón, sliced

• Manchego, sliced into triangles

• Drunken goat, sliced into triangles

Meat

• Chorizo, sliced

• Serrano ham, sliced

Produce

• Clementines, segmented

• Green grapes

Accouterments

• Dried orange slices

• Aloreña olives

• Pimentos, chopped

• Marcona almonds 

• Quince paste, cubed

Carbs

• Crostini

Directions

• Add the olives, pimentos, and almonds to separate small bowls and add them to the center of a board.

• Add the clementine segments around one side of the bowls and serrano ham around the other side. Add the cheeses in separate sections around the edge of the board. Fill in any remaining spaces with chorizo and grapes. 

• Garnish with dried orange slices.

Wine & Tapas Pairing Recommendations

This board is from my new deck: The Wine & Cheese Board Deck! It’s all about wine & cheese pairings… here’s a little taste:

Rioja, a mostly tempranillo-based red blend from northern Spain, has cherry, plum, and leather tasting notes. Pro tip: The rioja crianza level (aged for two years) is a solid value pick, but you can splurge for the rioja reserva level (aged three years) for not much more. 

For white wine drinkers, try a citrusy albariño or txakoli, a lightly sparkling Spanish wine

For the full download on how to pair cheese and wine with 50 perfect pairings, grab a copy of The Wine & Cheese Board Deck. Available now and perfect for holiday gifting.

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Show Me Your Spanish Charcuterie

I hope this post inspires you to make this tapas platter. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the snacks and spreads you create from my tips. If you make something inspired by this post, please tag me at @ainttooproudtomeg so I can see and share! 

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Photos by Haley Hunt Davis of Salt Worth Creative. Food styling with Ryan Norton.