Food-wine pairings

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What you’re looking for is the moment when the flavours harmonize to create a happy confluence they couldn’t create alone.

Red wine

In general, the more intense and flavoursome a dish is, the stronger a wine should be. To accompany game or lamb, for instance, a full-bodied wine will do. Lighter wines will harmonize with foods of similar intensity, such as white meats, poultry, pasta with tomato or rosé sauces, and fish, such as salmon. Medium-bodied wines are versatile. The fruitier ones will harmonize with pasta and meat sauce, and sausages; others, with a more woody, spicy profile, will bring out the best in grilled beef and semi-strong cheeses.

White wine

Certain flavours round each other out to perfection. The successful food and wine pairer will consider the dominant flavour of the dish they are serving the white wine with. Light wines with good acidity, for instance, bring out the best in shellfish, shrimp and lean fish, while rounder, buttery, more intense wines harmonize with dishes in cream sauce, or baked Brie. Dishes seasoned with fruit, lemongrass or ginger, or slightly sweet dishes, pair great with a wine with residual sugar.

Rosé

When they’re light and fruity, rosés are the ideal aperitif. They’re also good with fish or shellfish, salads, or pastas with a light, fresh sauce. More generous, affirmative rosés go splendidly with more substantial dishes like salmon, veal or pork. Sweet, fruity wines, delicious as aperitifs, go well with white meats, poultry and fish with sweet-and-sour or fruit-based sauces.