New Year's Eve Cheeseboards & Bubbly

by Thea Miller

Bring on All the Cheese & Bubbly for New Year's

You can certainly make a meal of the cheeseboard below or create an impressive appetizer spread. If it's melty cheese you crave, whip up one of our two gooey fondue recipes below. Last but not least, discover Brock's bubbly NYE picks. There's something for everyone. 

Charcuterie Board with crackers, olives, cheese, grapes, cashews on a festive table with Sparkling wine.

This Ultimate NYE Cheeseboard is a showstopper and lets your creativity shine! 

Ingredients

  • 1 soft cheese (Brie, Blue, Gorgonzola, Goat)
  • 2 semi-soft cheese (Gouda, Sweet Swiss, Havarti, Brick, Jack, Abergele, Farmer Basil)
  • 1 hard cheese (Aged Cheddar, Parmesan, Aged Swiss)
  • 2 cured meats - Salami, summer sausage, Finnochiona, Soppressata, Loukanika, Saucisson Sec, Chorizo, Prosciutto
  • baguette slices
  • assorted crackers and breadsticks
  • nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans, walnuts)
  • or Cinnamon Roasted Nuts or Fortune Favors
  • fruit (grapes, figs, apple slices, pear slices, dried apricots, dried cranberries)
  • other (marinated olives, fig preserves, roasted red peppers, mustard, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, tapenade)

Assemble ingredients on the board until it's full, and you can't see it. 

New Year's Fondue, Anyone? Let's get dipping! 

Brennan's Classic Fondue: A rich blend of Emmenthaler and Gruyere, perfect for dipping bread, veggies & sausage

Champagne Fondue: A twist on classic fondue

Swiss Cheese Fondue in a Red pot with asparagus and bread cubes for dipping

Sparking Wine

We've covered the cheese... now onto the sparkles... here are Brock's 2025 New Year's Eve Bubbly picks.  

Giocato Jongleur Slovenian Brut
- Winemaker Aleks Simčič is a master of white grape varieties and a passionate connoisseur of grower Champagne. Here, he puts his Midas touch on a taut, sparkling Brut made from the indigenous Rebula (Ribolla Gialla) grape. Floral, slightly honied, and with intense Meyer lemon aromas, it has persistent bubbles, plenty of backbone and a pleasing earthiness. Palate is intense, vivid, and fresh, with persistent perlage
Reg: $24.99 / 750ml
Sale: $19.99 / 750ml

Pizzolato NSA Organic Prosecco Brut
- This wine boasts alluring aromas of white stone fruit, citrus blossom and a whiff of bread crust. The aromas carry over to the crisp palate along with yellow apple, white peach, lemon and toasted hazelnut. It has bright acidity and a pleasantly bitter finish.
Reg: $25.99 / 750ml
Sale: $20.99 / 750ml

Charles Mignon Premier Cru Champagne Brut
- This cuvee is composed of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Yellow-gold in color with very fine bubbles, this wine has a nose of peach, honey, white flowers, and brioche. The palate is fresh and intense thanks to the Pinot Noir, bringing good character, elegance, and length.
Reg: $59.99 / 750ml
Sale: $52.99 / 750ml

Laurent-Perrier Harmony Champagne Demi-Sec Half Bottle
- A rich nose with notes of dried fruit, toasted almonds and hazelnuts. With age, the nose evolves notes of honey and pine resin. Full-bodied and generous, it is a rich wine with a rounded feel. Pairs particularly well with desserts and pastries.
$43.99 / 375ml

Vietti Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Vietti Moscato d'Asti offers intense aromas of ripe peaches, apricots, and rose petals, with hints of ginger and orange blossom, leading to a delicately sweet, slightly sparkling palate with balanced acidity, notes of pear and honey, and a fresh apricot finish, making it a complex yet refreshing wine. 
$19.99 / 750ml


From all of us at Brennan's, we wish you a healthy and happy New Year!

 

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