Wine Pairing Guide Tandoori Chicken Wine Pairing Tandoori chicken is one of the better Indian dishes for wine pairing because it is bold, smoky, tangy, earthy, and spiced without always being extremely saucy. The yogurt marinade, garam masala, chili powder, … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Surf and Turf Surf and turf is one of the trickier wine pairings because you are pairing wine with two very different foods at the same time. Steak usually wants red wine, while lobster, … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Charcuterie Boards Charcuterie boards are one of the most fun wine pairings because you are not pairing wine with one food. You are pairing it with salty cured meats, creamy cheeses, sharp cheeses, crackers, … Read More
Holiday Wine Guide Best Wine for Easter Dinner Easter can be tricky for wine because the meal can go in several different directions. Some families serve ham, some serve lamb, some do brunch, and some build the whole day around … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Pizza Pizza is one of the best foods to pair with wine because it has everything wine likes: tomato sauce, melted cheese, herbs, salt, fat, browned crust, and toppings that can go in a … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Steak Tartare Steak tartare is one of the most interesting steak dishes to pair with wine because it does not behave like grilled steak, ribeye, filet mignon, or prime rib. It is raw, lean, … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Corned Beef Corned beef is one of those meals where wine pairing is more complicated than it first looks. The beef is salty, rich, savory, and usually served with cabbage, potatoes, carrots, mustard, or … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Chocolate Pairing wine with chocolate is one of those topics that sounds simple until you actually try it. Chocolate is sweet, bitter, rich, fatty, creamy, and intense all at once, which means it can … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Cigars Pairing wine with cigars is tricky because cigars can easily overpower wine. Smoke, nicotine, bitterness, spice, and palate fatigue can flatten subtle fruit, hide acidity, and make delicate wines taste dull. So the … Read More
Steak & Wine Pairing Guide Pairing Wine With Ribeye Steak Ribeye is one of my favorite foods to pair with wine, and being from Nebraska, steak is not exactly an occasional topic around here. A good ribeye has everything red … Read More