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Wine and Food: Wine Ordering Tips To Make Your Meal
Enjoyable
When it comes to wine and food there are some basic rules
that do apply, but the number one rule for pairing wine with
food is that your personal preference is always the right
choice. However, there are wine choices that can enhance
your meal when paired properly with the foods you have
selected for dining. A great wine pairing can make your
dinning experience unforgettable and a wrong choice of wine
can bring together a poor mixing of flavors that can spoil
the flavors of your meal.
These four questions will help you choose the right wine.
When you are thinking of which kind of wine to order, keep
in mind the following four questions. (1) What is the main
dish? Is it chicken, beef, or fish? (2) Will it be
grilled, oven-baked, fried, or pan-fried? (3) What kind of
sauce will it be served with and what are its flavors? (4)
What are the sides dishes and how will their flavors impact
the wine? Today there are so many different types of wine
that the old favorite rule of wine and food pairing may not
always apply. But until you feel comfortable in making the
right choice, stick to these basics: red wines with beef,
and white wines with fish and poultry.
When choosing your wines "think wine power."
Generally speaking, red wines will work best with dishes
that are rich, heavy and have a big flavor. When choosing a
beef dish, you should consider the powerful strength of beef
and choose a wine that has equal power. This rule also is
effective for dishes that are served in rich, thick, heavy,
full-of-herbs types of sauces. The reason why red wines and
beef goes well together is that red wines contains tannins
which mixes with proteins, allowing the flavors to blend
well together. As a rule, white wines and red meats do not
work well together, because white wine lacks tannins that
enables this flavorful combination to occur.
White wines are better suited for light foods, such as
grilled halibut (fish-type dishes) or chicken breast
(poultry-type dishes) grilled or pan-fried in a light sauce.
Color and aromatic flavors influence taste and lighter wines
will complement the meal and not overpower the flavors of
the food. Even in light types of foods, the type of sauce
that is paired with the dish can influence the taste of the
wine with the food. If the poultry was cooked in a heavy,
thick sauce, or a spicy flavored sauce like paprika or
full-of-herbs type of sauce, then it would be better served
with a more powerful fuller-bodied red wine or perhaps a
Rose or a spicy flavored wine.
A multiple choice meal, requires more than one wine choice.
You should choose more than one wine if you are eating a
multiple course dinner. Multiple course means many different
types of flavors and it would be difficult for one wine to
taste great throughout the entire meal. Consider ordering by
the glass with appetizers or for the first course and then
order a bottle of wine for the main dish, and then finish
off the meal with a glass of wine appropriate for your
desert choice.
Start off with a lighter wine (usually white, or light
tasting wines) and then move to the more full-bodied types
of wine (red wines and burgundy's) and then move to the
dessert wines (ports & muscats.) Keep in mind that wines
that are low in acid can often overwhelmed foods even those
foods that are deemed light in taste. Wines that are high in
acid works best with most foods, even though in some
occasions they may not work well as a sipping wine without
being accompanied by food. The following examples of going
from light to more full-bodied wines are: White Zinfandel,
Riesling, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewrztraminer and
Chardonnay. And among reds, from lighter to fuller: Pinot
Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
You are always right, when you chose a wine that you like.
The four questions guideline will help you to pair the right
wine with your meal selection. Until you feel comfortable in
making those wine choices for yourself, ask your server to
suggest a wine for you. Be sure and tell them the type of
wine you prefer, so they can keep that in mind before coming
up with their recommendations. They should provide you with
at least three to four great wine pairing choices in
different price ranges. If you get a bottle or a glass of
wine that you don't like, then feel comfortable in sending
it back and requesting a new bottle or a new wine pour. Of
all the wines rules to follow when it comes to wine and food
pairing, the number one rule to remember, is to always
choose the wine that you like.
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When it comes to wine and food there are some basic rules
that do apply, but the number one rule for pairing wine with
food is that your personal preference is always the right
choice. However, there are wine choices that can enhance
your meal when paired properly with the foods you have
selected for dining. A great wine pairing can make your
dinning experience unforgettable and a wrong choice of wine
can bring together a poor mixing of flavors that can spoil
the flavors of your meal.