Seasonal Wine Guide Best Wines for Summer Summer wine should feel refreshing, easy to drink, and right for the food and weather. The best wines for summer are usually crisp whites, dry rosé, sparkling wines, lighter reds served slightly chilled, … Read More
French Soup Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With French Onion Soup French onion soup is rich, savory, salty, slightly sweet, and deeply comforting. The caramelized onions bring sweetness, the beef broth adds savory depth, and the toasted bread with melted Gruyère … Read More
Italian Chicken Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Chicken Cacciatore Chicken cacciatore is a rustic Italian chicken dish usually braised with tomatoes, wine, garlic, onions, herbs, peppers, mushrooms, olives, or capers. The best wines with chicken cacciatore are medium-bodied, food-friendly wines … Read More
Meaty Fish Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Tuna Tuna is one of the most flexible fish for wine pairing because it can taste completely different depending on how it is prepared. Seared ahi tuna, grilled tuna steaks, tuna sushi, spicy … Read More
Meaty Fish Wine Pairing Swordfish Wine Pairing Swordfish is not a delicate flaky white fish. It is dense, meaty, mildly sweet, and often cooked like a steak on the grill. That makes it one of the most flexible seafood dishes … Read More
British Comfort Food Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Bangers and Mash Bangers and mash is rich, savory, salty, and comforting, which makes it a better wine pairing dish than people may expect. The sausage brings pork fat and spice, the … Read More
Fried Fish Wine Pairing Fish and Chips Wine Pairing Fish and chips is salty, crispy, rich, and comforting, which is exactly why the wine pairing needs freshness. The best wines with fish and chips are high-acid white wines, sparkling wines, … Read More
Beef Roast Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Prime Rib Prime rib is one of the best meals for red wine because it is rich, tender, fatty, savory, and usually served as a special occasion roast. The best wines with prime … Read More
French Chicken Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Coq au Vin Coq au vin is one of the best French dishes for wine pairing because wine is already part of the dish. Classic coq au vin is chicken braised in red … Read More
French Soup Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Vichyssoise Vichyssoise is a chilled potato and leek soup that is creamy, delicate, subtly sweet, and usually finished with cream and chives. That makes it a very different wine pairing than a hearty … Read More