U-Line 2115WCOL, 2175WCOL Suggestions for Matching Food and Wine, Common Food and Wine Matches

Suggestions for Matching Food and Wine

Although there are no hard fast rules for matching wine to food, observe some guidelines. Delicate dishes should be accompanied by lighter more delicate wines. Full- flavored foods should be matched with fuller-bodied wines.

As a general rule, one should aim to ascend in flavor and quality of wines served.

Table 1

Serve a:	Before a:
DRY wine	SWEET wine
WHITE wine	RED wine
YOUNG wine	OLD wine
LIGHT-BODIED wine	FULL-BODIED wine

Any step back in quality will be noticed. If a fine wine is tasted prior to a lesser wine, many of the fine wine’s subtle qualities may be missed.

Common Food and Wine Matches

Table 2

Foods	Wines
Fish, Shell Fish, Crab, Oysters	Dry White Wines, Light
	Sparkling or Extra Dry
	Champagne
Beef, Venison	Full-Bodied Red Wines
Pork, Veal, Lamb and Poultry	Light-Bodied Red Wines
Fruit	Sweet White and Sparkling
	Wines

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