A General Overview Of Matching Food With Wine

A huge number of people enjoy a glass of wine when out with friends or when enjoying food, but a lot of people are confused when it comes to properly matching food and wine together. Although the whole thing is subjective, hence there’s no absolute right or wrong answers, there are a few general guidelines to which flavours will complement each other.

 

So with that in mind, here’s a quick guide to matching wine with food. We’ll have a look at red grape varieties first, looking at which foods compliment them the best:

 

Barbera
A beautiful Italian wine that fits wonderfully with lasagne, spag bol or anything with a tomato base.

 

Cabernet Sauvignon
A beautiful medium bodied grape that goes brilliantly with roasted meats such as beef or lamb.

 

Merlot
A perfect addition to Sunday dinners, merlot’s go very well with roast chicken, turkey or duck.

 

Pinot Noir
Another grape that’s more that suitable for Sunday dinners (or Christmas dinners for that matter), these wines will go very well with roast lamb or turkey.

 

Syrah
A very full bodied wine that are great for the winter months. Goes particularly well with steak and roasted vegetables.

 

So that gives you an idea of the kinds of foods you’ll want to match with your red wine collection. If you’re more of a fan of white wines, here’s a guide to help you know which varities to get when you’re looking to buy wine online or at the off-license for the next dinner party you’re hosting:

 

Chardonnay
Chardonnays match up perfectly with roasted turkey or chicken and will also fit beautifully with fish dishes.

 

 

Sauvignon Blanc
One of the great French wines that fit perfectly with chees, particularly goat’s cheese and blue cheese.

 

Reisling
Reislings go wonderfully with chicken based curries (like kormas) and will also work amazingly well with a Thai green curry.