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Food Matching

There are many techniques that people use when matching food and wine that include
- matching red meats with red wine
- matching white meats including seafoood with white wines

Others match the texture, flavour and taste of food and select similar attributes in their wines. Whichever method you use, there is really no right or wrong. Ultimately it depends on an individual's palate and it is always good to experiment and try different combinations. For example Chardonnay compliments pork while Pinot Noir goes nicely with chicken.

  Lamb Beef Pork Chicken Turkey Duck Seafood Curry Vegetables Salads Fish

Tomato
based Pasta

 Creamy
Pasta		 Cheese Pizza
White Wine                              
Chardonnay      ü ü ü ü ü    ü ü  ü    ü    ü 
Semillion                      ü     ü    
Riesling      ü        ü      ü          
Sauvignon Blanc              ü ü   ü  ü          ü 
                               
Red Wine                              
Shiraz  ü  ü  ü      ü    ü        ü    ü  
Shiraz Blend                        ü      ü
Cabernet Sauvignon  ü  ü  ü      ü            ü    ü  
Cabernet Blend                        ü      
Pinot Noir  ü        ü  ü                  
Merlot  ü  ü                      ü  ü  
Rose                  ü  ü        ü  ü

 

 

 

If you have any interesting recipes or food/wine matching experiences, please send them through to us. We will be happy to share these with the rest of the wine community.