Jul 01 2009
How To Pair Food & Wine
Pairing wine and food is what we’ll be looking at in this part of our wine 101 guide…
The taste of a wine can improve or worsen depending on the food that you drink it with. There are only a few combinations which really do not work, however, by learning a little you can bring the best out of both the wine and the food.
When pairing food and wine, you can take one of two approaches: pair a wine with a contrasting food taste, like combining a sweeter wine with spicy foods; or use a complementary combination, in which the food and wines share similar characteristics. Either style of pairing will work well; choosing one way over the other is just depends on the type of food being served and your personal preference. Another good way to pair wines with food is to use regional combinations; usually, foods and wines that are produced in the same area will complement one another because they have been made together locally for years.Problem foods include eggs and egg dominated dishes, acidic foods, such as tomatoes or vinaigrette dressings, and spicy foods. {There are no specific rules or recommendations for these, and it’s really a case of hit and miss.} When it comes to such foods, personal experimentation is the only way to find a good wine match.
Here are some examples of wine and food pairings: pair light seafood with light wines, like Sauvignon Blanc or White Port; beef requires heavier red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Burgundy; poultry is usually served with whites unless it has a heavy sauce, in which case lighter reds are perfect; for lamb, try medium-bodied reds like Bordeaux.{However, though these are said to be classic pairings, that doesn’t mean that you’ll necessarily like all of them.} Keep in mind that your palate is unique to you, so if you don’t like a combination, don’t use it.It’s worth remembering also that many people have their preferred style of wine and stick to that style regardless of the occasion or the food on offer. Therefore, you should always have different types of wine at hand when you’re entertaining others. Make a suggestion to them, but still give them a choice.
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