Pairing Wine With Food

Pairing the right wine with your favorite food is always a challenge. Here are a few guidelines to help you pair wine and food better. But one thing is for sure trust your own judgment, and eat and drink what you enjoy. Read below some food and wine pairing suggestions so that you can at least start your delicious journey.

  • The wine shouldn’t overpower the food, nor should the food overpower the wine they should go hand in hand.
  • Memorable food and wine pairing is achieved when you find similarities and/or contrasts of flavor, body (texture), intensity, and taste.
  • The regional foods and wines go very well and are a good try for the taste buds.
  • Champagne tends to go very well with appetizers or opening courses in a meal.
  • White wine is usually a match for salads and lighter dishes like fish, poultry.
  • Red wine works perfectly with steaks and heavier meat sauces.
  • A Dessert wine is often the perfect end to a meal, sipped with a piece of chocolate cake.
  • Wine and cheese pairing is a golden combo.
  • Red wines go well with mild to sharp cheese. Pungent and intensely flavored cheese is better with a sweeter wine. Goat Cheeses pair well with dry white wine.

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Originally posted 2009-09-22 17:29:10.

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