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)

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)

Soft Cheese

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

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)

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)

Fish

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

Rich Fish

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

White Meat

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

Red Meat

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

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)

Sweets

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

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

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