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Food And Wine Pairing Guide Recipe


Food And Wine Pairing Guide Recipe Cherylannxo / All my dishes
3 months ago
Pairing the perfect wine to meals can be challenging. But with a basic understanding of combinations and some creativity of your own, it is actually hard to get it wrong.
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Ingredients
  • 1 bottle of wine, to accompany:
  • the perfect entree.

Directions
  1. The first thing to remember is that there really are no strict rules for pairing a particular wine with a type of food. If something tastes good, go with it -- and enjoy.
  2. Here are a few pointers to get you started:
  3. 1. Try to match a wine's sweetness, flavor, acidity, etc., with that of the food you are pairing it with. Your wine is meant to compliment the taste of the dish, not overpower it.
  4. 2. For the most part, the color of the wine goes with the meat of the same color; white wines with white meats; red wines with red meat; however, this is a rule meant to be broken.
  5. 3. Typically red wines should be served at slightly below room temperature (60-65*) with the exception being light bodied red wines. These benefit from being chilled slightly. White wines can be served chilled (55-60*) but not cold; this is to be left for Champagnes and sparkling wines.
  6. 4. Try matching a wine with foods from the same region. For example, choose an Italian wine to go with an Italian dish.
  7. Although you are well ou your way to making your own combinations, check out the recommended food and wine combinations below (I've also included a listing for beer).
  8. ----RED WINES----
  9. --- Cabernet Sauvignon --- Dry - medium to full bodied - Tannic:
  10. Red meat, BBQ, chicken, hamburgers, wild game, pork, duck, most cheeses.
  11. --- Merlot --- Dry - Full bodied:
  12. Roasted poultry, chicken, casseroles, lamb, venison, pasta, mild cheese, strong cheese.
  13. --- Pinot Noir --- Dry - Light to medium bodied:
  14. Poultry, roast beef or pork, pork, veal, lamb, game, duck, grilled seafood, pasta, mild cheese.
  15. --- Syrah/ Shiraz --- Dry - Full bodied:
  16. Poultry, beef, stews, chili, duck, lamb, goose, strong cheese.
  17. --- Zinfandel --- Dry - Medium bodied:
  18. Italian food, spicy stews, chili, lamb, mexican food, pasta, pizza, strong cheese.
  19. --- Chianti --- Very dry - Medium to full bodied:
  20. Italian food, pasta, pizza, chicken cacciatore, eggplant parmegiana.
  21. --- Beaujolais --- Dry - Light bodied:
  22. Appetizers, Thai food, kabobs, sandwiches, seafood, mild cheese.
  23. ----WHITE WINES----
  24. --- Chardonnay --- Dry to very dry - Full bodied:
  25. Poultry, ham, Chinese food, sandwiches, lobster, fish, seafood, shellfish, shrimp, pasta, vegetables, mild cheese.
  26. --- Sauvignon Blanc --- Dry - Light to medium bodied:
  27. Appetizers, salad, chicken, fish, seafood, shellfish, ham, mexican food, strong cheeses, desserts.
  28. --- Pinot Gris/ Grigio --- Dry - Light to medium bodied - Crisp:
  29. Sandwiches, fish, lobster, pizza, veal, poultry, mild cheese.
  30. --- White Zinfandel --- Semi-sweet - Light bodied:
  31. Fruit salad, chicken, pork, fish, Chinese food, shellfish, sushi, sashimi, rabbit, mild and soft cheese, desserts.
  32. --- Riesling --- Semi-sweet to dry - Light bodied:
  33. Fruit salad, chicken, pork, fish, Chinese food, shellfish, sushi, sashimi, rabbit, mild and soft cheese, fruity desserts.
  34. --- Gewurztraminer --- Semi-dry - Light to medium bodied:
  35. Poultry, fish, Thai food, BBQ, mild cheese.
  36. --- Champagne --- :
  37. Appetizers, fish, lobster, desserts.
  38. --- Beer --- :
  39. Indian food, very spicy foods, sushi, sashimi, pizza, Super Bowl
  40. ENJOY!

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Comments

greekgirrrl 3 months ago said:
Wow..good job. I'm sure this will come in handy!

bluewaterandsand 3 months ago said:
I just go with number 1. This info is very helpful.

rearly 3 months ago said:
Great tips! I also use http://www.winedin.com to see what wine pairings others recommend.

butterflysue 3 months ago said:
Thanks. Great post. This is a keeper.

danadooley 2 weeks, 5 days ago said:
Very helpful! Much appreciated. You sure earned your 5.


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