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Chicken Teriyaki & Wine Pairing

Teriyaki sauce adds a lot flavour and sweetness to chicken which makes light but fruit-forward red wines like Lambrusco, Schiava and Beaujolais are the best red wine pairings with Chicken Teriayaki. White wines are acceptable as [...]

By |2025-05-10T12:35:13-04:00October 24, 2021|Chicken|

Butter Chicken & Wine Pairing

Mild Butter Chicken pairs best with rich white wines such as Chardonnay, Soave or Grenache Blanc.  If your Butter Chicken is spicy, you'll want sweeter wines, such as an off-dry Riesling or Gewurztraminer.  For red wine [...]

By |2025-02-15T13:40:20-05:00October 23, 2021|Chicken|

Best Wine with Chocolate Cheesecake

Fruity and fortified red wines with lots of cherry and berry flavours, such as Recioto della Valpolicella, Tawny Port, Oloroso Sherry, Marsala, and Bual Madeira, are the best wines to pair with Chocolate Cheesecake.   If you [...]

By |2025-03-14T08:37:29-04:00October 17, 2021|Dessert|

Beef Fajita Pairing & Wine Pairing

Beef Fajitas savoury flavours require a laid-back and fruity red wine with just enough boldness to hold up to the beefy flavours such as Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, or a Côtes du Rhône.  Beef Fajitas [...]

By |2024-11-02T14:54:32-04:00October 16, 2021|Beef|

Lamb Chops & Wine Pairing

Medium-bodied reds like Merlot, Malbec, Syrah, Bordeaux, Chianti Classico or Tempranillo pair best with Lamb Chops, as you need a red wine that is powerful enough to handle the gamey flavour of this meat.  You also [...]

By |2025-05-03T11:34:01-04:00October 11, 2021|Lamb|

Brie Cheese & Wine Pairing

Crisp white wines like Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Champagne, along with lighter reds such as Beaujolais and Pinot Noir, pair best with Brie Cheese.  However, nearly any wine will go along just fine with Brie cheese.  [...]

By |2023-11-28T09:02:48-05:00October 9, 2021|Cheese|

Goulash & Wine Pairing

Spicy and savoury, traditional Hungarian Goulash pairs best with rich red wines with high acidity, such as Pinot Noir, Zweigelt, Côtes du Rhône, Gamay Noir, or Blaufränkisch. For extra spicy Goulash with some fire to it, reach [...]

By |2024-11-16T09:56:24-05:00October 6, 2021|Comfort Food|

Apple Pie & Wine Pairing

Apple Pie pairs best with sweeter wines like Marsala, Late Harvest Riesling, Sauternes, Moscato d'Asti or Tawny Port. When pairing wine with dessert like apple pie, the wine must always be sweeter than the dessert, or [...]

By |2025-03-29T10:30:29-04:00October 3, 2021|Dessert|

Potato Leek Soup & Wine Pairing

An earthy but slightly sweet and creamy bowl of Potato Leek Soup pairs best with white wines such as Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc.  I'm not a huge fan of red wine with [...]

By |2025-05-17T11:09:41-04:00October 2, 2021|Soup|
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