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Wine and Food Pairing: You're having a dinner party. Or...you get asked to a dinner party, and want to take the hostess a bottle of wine. But you are in a quandary- what wine do you serve? What wine do you take? How do you serve it? What wine to service with beef? What wine to serve with chicken?
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Most people serve white wines too cold and red wines too warm.
Ursula Hermacinski, the former Christie’s wine auctioneer, offers this advice when it comes to knowing what |
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Here are some suggestions for pairing food with wine. Feel free to experiment and mix things up. Let us know if you have a particular favorite! Enjoy! |
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| BEEF | Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet, Zinfandel, Shiraz |
| PORK | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay |
| CHICKEN | Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio |
| FISH | Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Dry Riesling |
| SHRIMP, LOBSTER, CRAB | Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer |
| HAM | Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Dry Riesling |
| VEAL | Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Dry Riesling |
| LAMB | Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| GOOSE OR DUCK | Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer |
| OYSTERS AND CLAMS | Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc |
| SEAFOOD WITH CREAM SAUCE | Chardonnay |
| PASTA WITH RED SAUCE | Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet, Zinfandel |
| PASTA WITH CREAM SAUCE | Sauvignon Blanc |
| QUICHE | Sauvignon Blanc, Champagne |
| CHEESE APPETIZERS | Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet, Zinfandel, Port, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio |
| MIXED APPETIZERS | Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio |
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COOKING WITH WINE: What if a recipe calls for cooking with wine? What type of wine do you use? Well, if a recipe calls for a specific wine, try to use that wine. If they don’t specify, then use a merlot or a pinot noir for light dishes with beef. If you are cooking a pasta dish you should use a heavier wine, like a chianti or a cabernet. For cooking with white wine, use a pinot grigio or a chardonnay. Whatever you do, don’t use the cooking wines they sell in the grocery store. They are poor-quality “wines” that are full of sulfites and taste awful! When
making chicken dishes like "Chicken Marsala" it is
more than worth the investment in a decent bottle of Marsala
wine from the liquor store.
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Pair your favorite wine with our favorite dinner!
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temperature at which to serve a wine: “Twenty minutes before dinner, take the white wine out of the fridge, and put the red wine in. White wines too warm will taste too much like alcohol, while white wines too cold will be refreshing but nearly tasteless. As for reds, keep them too warm and they will taste alcoholic and even vinegary. Too cold and they will have an overly tannic bite and much less flavor". 