Food & Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings
Angel food cake	Asti Spumante
Barbecue	Your favorite beer (or dry Rosé)
Beef brisket	Cabernet/Merlot blend
Beef, lamb stew	Meritage (blended) Red
Blue cheese	Johannisberg Riesling
Burgers and fries	Chilled Beaujolais-Villages
Calamari, fried	Pinot Grigio
Calves’ liver	Pinot Noir (or chilled Beaujolais)
Cassoulet	Gigondas (or Syrah)
Catfish	Dry Riesling (or Pinot Blanc)
Caviar	Champagne (or iced Vodka)
Cheddar cheese	Merlot (or Ruby Port)
Chicken, fried	Dry Riesling (or chilled Beaujolais)
Chicken, roast (& dark meat).	Pinot Noir (or Côtes-du-Rhone)
Chicken breast	Chardonnay (or Sauvignon Blanc)
Chicken curry	Alsace Riesling
Chicken salad	Pinot Gris (or dry Riesling)
Chili	Beer (or Zinfandel)
Chinese, Thai	Alsace (or other dry Riesling)
Clams, raw	Lager beer (or Muscadet)
Clams, cooked	Pinot Grigio
Corned beef & cabbage	Stout (or dry Riesling)
Crab cakes	Fumé Blanc
Crab/lobster	Oak-aged Chardonnay (or White Burgundy)
Chocolate, dark	Black Muscat
Cornish game hen	Pinot Noir
Duck	Pinot Noir (or Merlot)
Fish - Bluefish, mackerel	Côte de Brouilly Beaujolais (or Fumé Blanc)
Fish - Halibut, black cod, swordfish	Sauvignon Blanc (or Pinot Gris)
Fish - Sole, trout, flounder	Pinot Blanc (or dry Riesling)
Fish - Salmon, grilled	Oregon Pinot Noir (or Volnay)
Fish - Salmon, poached	Sauvignon
Fish - Salmon, smoked	Aquavit (or Fumé Blanc)
Fish - Tuna, grilled	Merlot
Fruitcake	Madeira (or Tawny Port)
Goat cheese	Sancerre (or Rhone Red)
Grilled sausages	Cru Beaujolais (or Côtes-du-Rhone)
Guacamole	Dry Chenin Blanc (or dry Rosé)
Hot dogs	Ale (or Riesling)
Ham	Chilled Beaujolais (or dry Rosé)
Jarlsberg	Riesling (or Grenache)
Lasagna	Chianti (or Sangiovese
Meatloaf	Merlot (or Rioja Crianza)
Moussaka	Barbera (or Sangiovese)
Nachos	Beer (or Sangria)
Omelet	Cabernet Franc (or Pinot Blanc)
Oysters, raw	Chablis (or Muscadet)
Oysters, cooked	Muscadet (or Fumé Blanc)
Paella	Rioja Crianza (or Navarra Red)
Pasta, meat sauce	Chianti (or Barbera)
Seafood, shellfish	Pinot Grigio (or Fumé Blanc)
Pesto	Pinot Grigio
Paté	Vouvray (or Gewurztraminer)
Pizza	Chianti (or beer)
Pork loin, chops	Pinot Noir (or Cabernet Franc)
Rocquefort cheese	Sauternes, Merlot (or Cabernet Franc)
Scallops	Shiraz (or Syrah)
Shish kebab	Shiraz (or Syrah)
Shrimp	Chardonnay
Steak, lamb (grilled or roast)	Cabernet Sauvignon (or Red Zinfandel)
Stilton cheese	Port
Sushi	Sauvignon Blanc (or sparkling wine)
Tuna salad	Dry Riesling (or Pinot Gris)
Turkey	Chilled Beaujolais Nouveau (or Zinfandel)
Veal	Pinot Noir (or Merlot)
Venison	Chateauneuf-du-Pape (or Petite Sirah)