If you plan to enjoy one bottle of wine with several different regional dishes, don't get too adventurous. Try a white, fruity wine such as a Chardonnay. Tips: In general, white wines work better with Asian dishes. When in doubt, ask your waiter for assistance....
Pairingwinewithseafoodisn't a difficult task. Think in terms of weight and substance — delicateraw fishand light, brinyshellfishgo best with equally delicate, light white wines. Similarly, a piece of grilledswordfishwill pair better with a richer, more substantial white (and if the fish is s...
Beaujolais. Produced with Gamay through the ‘carbonic maceration’ process, it has nice velvety silky tannin, beautiful fruity and floral fragrance as well as bright acidity, making it a very approachable and food-friendly wine. It’s so easy-drinking that you can enjoy out of a regular water...
Food and Wine Pairing Quick Reference Chart Click here to view and print theWine Guidethat has a list of various food popular items, matched with red wine and white wine.. You may want to use this chart while you shop at the store, or at a restaurant. ...
If restaurant managers want to promote Chinese food and wine matching in their restaurants, why not adopt this method: group dishes with similar flavours and serve them to the customers in the sequence of light to heavy, simple to complicated. This way the warm,...
A guide to pairing wine with tomato-based dishes on Wine-Searcher, with a list of specific wines, and critics' recommendations based on the wine types mentioned
handsomely with the tomatoes, the acidity well-matched, while the wine’s savoury flavours dialled up the umami in the tomatoes. Wine nerdery, I know, but it really did hit the spot, and it blows a long-held myth that tomatoes are a tad tricky when it comes to pairing with wine. ...
Phillips, who has been posting “Fast Food Fridays” wine pairings on her Instagram account for five years, says it requires a wine that can stand up to all “the salt, the spice, the fat, the acid, the heat.” Her favorite pairing is a just-as-multifaceted California Cabernet Franc, ...
Steak & red wine is the kind of “yang” to the “ying” of fish & white. And while a juicy cut of beef with a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon seems to fit, pairing wine with steak can be a more complex endeavor. As is true with all food, the specific characteristics of your ingredien...
The beautiful thing about Food and Wine Pairing is that it can be as simple or complex as you want it to be. With Drink & Pair, my goal has always been to keep it simple, while dropping enough hints to allow you to get more in-depth with your pairings if you wish. I do this by...