Wine and Food Pairing

Wine and Food Pairing 101

Which wine goes with chicken, steak, seafood, veggies, fruit, and deserts?  Pairing food and wine is more than dark meats with red and light colored meats with white.    Spices, taste, and texture all go into pairing a food with wine.  Below is a chart with some of the more popular wines with recommended food pairing.

Wine/Food Sauvignon/ Fume Blanc Chardonnay Riesling/Gewurztraminer Dessert
and Sweet Wines
Pinot Noir Syrah/Shiraz Merlot Meritage and Red Blends Cabernet Sauvignon Red Zinfandel
Cheese/Nuts

feta

chevre

pine nuts

Aslago

Havarti

almonds

Havarti

Gouda    Colby

candied walnuts

goat cheese

Brie

walnuts

sharp cheddar

Roquefort

hazelnuts

Parmesan

Romano

chestnuts

blue cheese

Camembert

toasted cashews

Cheddar

Gorgonzola

walnuts

ripe brie

aged cheese

roasted pecans

Meat/Fowl

chicken/turkey

veal

chicken

pork loin  shellfish      sushi
scallops    lobster

smoked Sausage

duck lamb smoked salmon

Asian
Food

lamb

sausage

filet mignon

roasted chicken   grilled tuna

orange roughy

sushi with salmon

swordfish

roast game

pepperoni

spicy sausage

grilled meats hamburger steak
beef
Indian Food
BBQ

sausage pizza

duck

venison

ribeye

beef stew   roast beef  pastas red sauce
chile         baby back ribs
steak

BBQ

pork

spicy sausage

beef

duck

Indian Food

Seafood

sole

oysters

scallops

halibut

shrimp

crab      calamari

clams

mussels

oysters

sea bass

trout

orange roughy

tune

salmon grilled swordfish tuna tuna

grilled shark

grilled tuna blackened fish
Veggies/Fruit

citrus

green apple

asparagus salads

potato

apple

squash

mango     humus

apricots

chili peppers

peaers

mushrooms

dried fruit

figs

strawberries

currants

stewed tomatoes

beets

caramelized onions tomatoes

plums

bell pepper

roasted shallots

boysenberry

plums

black cherries

broccoli

tomatoes

cranberries

grilled peppers

eggplant

Herb/Spice

chives

tarragon

cilantro

tarragon

sesame

basil

rosemary

ginger

nutmeg

cinnamon

clove

oregano

sage

mint

rosemary

juniper

black pepper

rosemary

oregano

rosemary

juniper

lavendar

pepper

nutmeg

Sauces

citrus

light

cream

pesto

sweet BBQ

spicy

chutney

mushroom

light-medium

red sauce

heavy

red

BBQ

bolognese

bearnaise

bearnaise

marinara

mushroom

brown

tomato

spicy

Cajun

salsa

Desserts

sorbet

key lime pie

banana bread

vanilla pudding

apple pie

caramel sauce

Chocolate

creme brulee

white chocolate

Black forest cake

rhubarb pie

dark chocolate fondue

berries

dark chocolate

berry cobbler

bittersweet dark chocolate

espresso gelato

spice cake

gingerbread

carrot cake

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