Wine Pairing Guide Butter Chicken Wine Pairing Butter chicken is one of the most wine-friendly Indian dishes because the sauce is rich, creamy, gently spiced, slightly sweet, and built around tomato, butter, cream, yogurt-marinated chicken, garlic, ginger, cumin, and garam … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Chicken Tikka Masala Wine Pairing Chicken tikka masala is one of the easier Indian dishes to enjoy with wine because the sauce gives you several pairing hooks: tomato, cream, butter, garam masala, garlic, ginger, coriander, and mild-to-medium … Read More
Wine Pairing Guide Chicken Biryani Wine Pairing Chicken biryani is one of the more interesting Indian dishes to pair with wine because it is not just about chicken. The rice, whole spices, fried onions, yogurt, chili heat, herbs, saffron, cardamom, … Read More
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 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 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 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