| Name | Region | Milk | Type | Wine | Season |
| Raclette | Franche-Comté | cow | pressed, unheated cheese | light red, fruity red | all year |
| Rambol | Yvelines | cow | processed cheese | light red, dry light white, dry fruity white | all year |
| Ramequin de Bugey | Bugey | goat or cow/goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | dry fruity white | summer, autumn |
| Reblochon | Savoie | cow | soft cheese w. washed rind | light red, fruity red, dry light white, dry fruity white | summer, autumn |
| Regal de la Dombes | Bugey | cow | soft cheese w. surface moulds | light red | all year |
| Regal des Moines | Bresse | cow | soft cheese w. surface moulds | light red, fruity red, fullbodied red | all year |
| Ricey Cendré | Champagne | cow | soft cheese w. natural rind | fullbodied red, dry fruity white | all year |
| Riumoise | Haute Garonne | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | dry light white | all year |
| Rigotte de Condrieu | Lyonnais | cow | soft cheese w. natural rind | light red, fruity red, dry light white | all year |
| Rigotte de Pelussin | Forez | goat or cow/goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | light red, fruity red, dry light white, dry fruity white | summer, autumn |
| Rocamadour | Aquitaine | goat or sheep | soft cheese w. natural rind | fruity red, dry light white | spring, summer, autumn |
| Roche | Ain | cow | blue cheese | fullbodied red, still white | all year |
| Rocroi | Ardennes | cow | soft cheese w. natural rind | fullbodied red | summer, autumn |
| Rogal | Ariège | cow | pressed, unheated cheese | light red | all year |
| Rogeret des Cévennes | Vivarais | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | fruity red, fullbodied red | summer, autumn |
| Rollot | Picardy | cow | soft cheese w. washed rind | fruity red | summer, autumn |
| Romans Part Dieu | Vercors | cow | soft cheese w. natural rind | light red, fruity red | summer, autumn |
| Rondelé | West | cow | fresh cheese | light red, dry fruity white, rosé | all year |
| Roquefort | Rouergue | sheep | blue cheese | fullbodied red | spring, summer, autumn |
| Roucoulons | Haute Saône | cow | soft cheese w. natural rind | fruity red, dry fruity white | summer, autumn |
| Rouelle du Pic | Tarn | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | dry light white, dry fruity white, rosé | autumn, winter |
| Rouergat | Rouergue | cow | soft cheese w. surface moulds | fruity red | all year |
| Rouleau de Beaulieu | Ardèche | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | fruity red, fullbodied red | spring, summer, autumn |
| Rouleau de Provence | Provence | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | rosé | spring, summer, autumn |
| Roussot | Vosges | cow | soft cheese w. washed rind | fullbodied red, beer | all year |
| Rouy | Loire | cow | soft cheese w. washed rind | fruity red | all year |
| Roy des Vallées | Haute Garonne | sheep/cow | pressed, unheated cheese | fruity red, fullbodied red, dry fruity white | all year |
| Ruffec | Poitou | goat | soft cheese w. natural rind | fullbodied red | summer, autumn |