Throw Your Best Charcuterie Party Yet With Aldi's September Finds

If you love blue cheese, consider the Blue Stilton from Emporium Selection, Aldi's private label. It's crumbly, buttery, and slightly nutty — and not as in-your-face as other blues, like Roquefort. This cheese is certified by the Stilton Cheese Makers Association and imported from one of only six dairies in the U.K. licensed to make Blue Stilton. It pairs well with walnuts, honey, and those apples you're bringing home from the orchard.

Of course, not everyone is a blue cheese person. Emporium Selection also has a Double Gloucester with onions and chives, sometimes known as Cotswold. It's a cheddar-like cheese — smooth, creamy, buttery, and sweeter than Stilton, with savory kicks from the onions and chives. It's traditionally enjoyed with beer but would be just as good with a full-bodied red wine. Both cheeses – sold in 5.3-ounce blocks for $3.49 — will be available at Aldi starting September 8.

Having options is always a great idea, so you might appreciate that the Appleton Farms salami sampler has three different flavors of salami: Classico, Herbs and Spices, and Black Pepper. This way, you can highlight different pairings on your charcuterie board. This 12-ounce pack of presliced cured meat will be available at Aldi starting September 8 for $6.49.

To diversify the cheese portion of your grazing board, Aldi is offering three varieties of Specially Selected cheeses. The first is Mobay cheese, with layers of sheep and goat cheese pressed together with a striation of grape vine ash. The second is the special Cocoa Cardona from Carr Valley, a Wisconsin semi-hard goat cheese that has won many first and second place prizes in the last 20 years, privately labeled under Aldi as Specially Selected. It pairs well with honey and raspberry jam. The third is a fontina cheese featuring a rind rubbed with herbes de Provence. Try pairing that with the Green Olive tapenade and a slice of Classico salami.

All three cheeses will be available starting September 8. They'll be $4.49 for a 5-pound wedge.

Speaking of spreads, no cheese board is complete without an assortment of them. It's like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" for your mouth. Aldi is selling a variety pack for $5.99, containing four 5.5-ounce jars. There's a jar of Fig and Honey Spread that would be excellent with the Blue Stilton. Pair the Mobay cheese with the Apricot and Cumin Spread or the Pear and Cinnamon Spread to really feel the fall vibes. The Cherry and Rosemary Spread, meanwhile, would make for an interesting pairing with the cocoa Cardona cheese.

If you prefer something a little less delicate with a lot of crunch, you can pick up some Grilled Crostini Toasts for $3.49 a bag. These take all the work out of slicing and grilling your own baguette toasts. They come in two flavors: Sea Salt and Garlic Herb. They're the perfect vehicle for some soft cheese and any of the tapenades, spreads, or chutney available on September 8 from Specially Selected.

If you're throwing a shindig after September 20, you can get extra festive with one of Aldi's three fall-themed serving platters. There's a white, glossy pumpkin with a golden stem, a cream-colored maple leaf, and a fall-sky-blue maple leaf. Depending on how many of these seasonal fall snacks you get, you may need to utilize all three. They're $9.99 each.

If you need a bottle of red a little earlier than September 20, you can grab an Italian varietal on September 13 for $5.99. Montepulcianos pair really well with cured meat, making them perfect as a charcuterie wine. This wine will be dry with some acidity and medium tannins, plus notes of cherry (like the Cherry and Rosemary spread).

Rather than simply leaning into the fall festivities, you can dive into them headfirst with Aldi's limited edition Autumn truffles. There are three each of four different kinds to sample in this pack of chocolates: Pumpkin Spice (of course), Almond Maple, Caramel Apple, and Fall Berry. Truffles are a decadent and fancy way to easily serve dessert on a charcuterie board, and they'd look great on the elegant pumpkin serving platter beside the Cocoa Cardona and Mobay cheese. They're the first autumn items hitting shelves, available on September 6 for $3.69.