What’s your Fine Wine Knowledge looking like? Therefore, have you sat down and felt out of place at a wine tasting or at that special restaurant and they ask you to pick the wine? Have you been in those out of place situations. Our wine of the month club educates us on many of these awkward wine moments.
Don’t let matching wine and food leave you feeling down.
So, there is some truth to Red’s with meat and White with fish/poultry. That’s just the surface of all the possibilities when pairing food and wines. Create your own pairing in learning the basics of wine and food. Here are a few steps on how to select. Even more, learn what to look for in recipes in order to make a wine match.
Admittedly, wine and food pairing is a subjective endeavor. What tastes good to you might not taste so great to someone else, and so on and so forth. However, having a little wine pairing knowledge in your back pocket to impress your guests or your date is certainly not a bad move. So, without further ado, here is your wine and food pairing primer.
Fine Wine and Food knowledge and pairing is a subjective endeavor. Seems like what tastes good to you might not be that way for other and vise versa. While having some wine pairing knowledge in your hip pocket you may just impress guest or even your date. So, here are some guidelines to help out.
Sparkling: (Champagne, Cava, Prosecco)
Food:
Halibut, eggs, oysters
Pair: Light/Salty
Avoid: Red, Spicy or Cream Sauce
Cheese: Gruyere
Dry White: (Pinot Grigio, Souvignon Blanc)
Food: White meat, Salad, Mushrooms
Pair: Light, Tangy
Avoid: Red Meat, Blue Cheese
Cheese: Gouda
Rich White: (Chardonnay, Voigaer, Ressuanne)
Food: Creamy Sauce, Buttery fish, Pasta Salad
Pair: Fatty, Creamy
Avoid: Smoked Meat, Asian dishes, Tomatoes
Cheese: Camemhert
Sweet White: (Riesling, Moscato, Gerwurtzaminer)
Food: Spicy food, Curry, Fruit Desert
Pair: Spicy, Sweet
Avoid: Foods sweeter dark chocolate
Cheese: Brie
Light Red: (Pinot Noir, Gamay, Zweigelt
Food: White Meat, Cured Meat, Truffles.
Pair: Earthy, Woody
Avoid: BBQ Sauce, Smoked foods, Salty Food
Cheese: Swiss
Medium Red: (Cabernet Savignon, Bordeoux, Melot
Food: Red Meat, Braised Dishes, Potatoes
Pair: Rich, Savory
Avoid: Spicy Food, Raw Fish, Oysters
Cheese: Gorgonzola
Bold Red: (Syrah, Malbex, Mouruadra
Food: Stew, Lamb, Pate
Pair: Bold, Fatty
Avoid: Seafood, Eggs, Light Salad
Cheese: Smoked Cheddar