Wine and Food Pairings
Pairing foods with wines is very much like discovering exciting new recipes. Just as the right combination of ingredients compliments and highlights each other to create a flavorful dish, pairing the right wine with a meal creates a combination that celebrates and enhances the experience of both the food and the wine. And, just as a recipe does not have to be complex to be good, you don’t have to be a wine connoisseur or gourmet cook to enjoy the benefits.
As a matter of fact, wine and food pairings is an individual choice. Every person’s sense of taste is different. In general, each person should decide for him or herself what combinations of wine and food taste good. Starting with a basic understanding of how the flavors in various wines interact with various foods, a successful pairing can become quite easy.
Start with the wine. When you’re trying your hand at pairing, we recommend starting with a wine and then selecting the food. Pick a wine that you know and love already. This way you will have a sense of flavors to use as a starting point to experiment with food pairings.
Sometimes having a guideline can help, particularly for the novice wine drinkers. Therefore, we are pleased to offer the following basic pairing guidelines. But, please remember, these are only guidelines. You’ll figure out quickly that your taste buds have their own idea of what goes well with what!
