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Home » How To Pair Wine and Food | Homemade Recipes

How To Pair Wine and Food | Homemade Recipes

November 3, 2022 By Nelson Aguilar 3 Comments

Learn how to pair wine and food for the perfect meal.

Wine and Food Pairing | Homemade Recipes

Pairing the perfect wine with a specific dish can be a daunting task. All of the different flavors—bitter, sweet, salty, acidic, etc—that the plate has to offer determines which wine will be the ultimate pairing.

Depending on the type of dish, similar tastes in wine and food work best, while other times it’s better when the tastes contrast. It’s all about which flavors compliment each other best to get the superior tasting meal.

To help you out, we’re going to provide a general guideline for pairing wine with different types of food such as steak, fish, vegetables and dessert.

Vegetables

  • Dry White (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, White Table Wine)
  • Sparkling (Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Prosecco)

vegetables, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Roasted Vegetables

  • Dry White (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, White Table Wine)
  • Light Red (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Gamay)
  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)

roasted vegetables, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Soft Cheese

  • Sweet White (Moscato, Riesling, Malvasia)
  • Rich White (Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier)
  • Sparkling (Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Prosecco)
  • Dessert (Sherry, Port, Late Harvest)

soft cheese, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Hard Cheese

  • Sweet White (Moscato, Riesling, Malvasia)
  • Sparkling (Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Prosecco)
  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)
  • Bold Red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Aglianico)

hard cheese, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Starches

  • Dry White (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, White Table Wine)
  • Rich White (Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier)
  • Sparkling (Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Prosecco)
  • Light Red (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Gamay)
  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)
  • Bold Red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Aglianico)
  • Dessert (Sherry, Port, Late Harvest)

starches, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Fish

  • Dry White (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, White Table Wine)
  • Rich White (Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier)
  • Sparkling (Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Prosecco)

fish, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Rich Fish

  • Light Red (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Gamay)
  • Rich White (Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier)

rich fish, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

White Meat

  • Rich White (Chardonnay, Roussanne, Viognier)
  • Light Red (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Gamay)
  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)

white meat, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Red Meat

  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)
  • Bold Red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Aglianico)

red meat, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Cured Meat

  • Sweet White (Moscato, Riesling, Malvasia)
  • Light Red (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Gamay)
  • Medium Red (Red Table Wine, Merlot, Zinfandel)
  • Bold Red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Aglianico)
  • Dessert (Sherry, Port, Late Harvest)

cured meat, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Sweets

  • Sweet White (Moscato, Riesling, Malvasia)
  • Dessert (Sherry, Port, Late Harvest)

sweets, see more at https://homemaderecipes.com/news/food-drink/wine-and-food-pairing/

Now that you know which wine to pair with what food, do you think you can ace our short quiz?!


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