Wine Pairing, which wine goes with which food ? I must admit I had never really given this one much thought, I knew that typically is was recommended to drink Red Wine with Red Meat and White Wine with fish, but that’s about as far as I got. In a restaurant I’ll decide what wine I’d like to drink almost entirely independently of what food, and because of this I am probably missing out on some good combinations. But on the other hand I am drinking exactly what wine I fancy.
Most restaurants will help us do some basic food and wine pairing as they will be aiming to stock wines that go with the food they serve. An Italian restaurant for example should serve Italian wines. So that’s one possible pairing idea covered, and maybe the only one that I would ever consider.
Other ideas include matching big foods with big wines, a steak would go well with a Shiraz or a Zinfandel. And the opposite is true, Fish probably works well with a Sauvignon Blanc.
I guess the occasion also dictates, an expensive bottle of wine is nice to have with an expensive meal, but on the other hand there is something enjoyable about a bottle of Champagne with a takeaway.
I think for wine pairing, like everything else, its probably best to go with what you really fancy at the time.
