Wine

It can be a great help when entertaining to have a list of food and wine combinations that work to compliment each other -- it's one less thing on the "to do" list for any host. And when you try some of these pairings before you unleash them on your guests, you create a great excuse to treat yourself and your tastebuds to something more than the everyday!

By category

Fish & Shellfish: Chablis; Pinot Noir; Pinot Grigio; Reisling

Game: Chateauneuf-du-Pape; Cote Rotie; Gevray Chambertin; Merlot

Red Meat: Saint Emilion; Cotes du Rhone; Zinfandel; Medoc

White Meat and Poultry: Fleurie; Chardonnay; Pinot Gris; Volnay

Grilled Meat: Coteaux du Languedoc; Cabernet Sauvignon; Vosne Romanee; St Estephe

Lamb: Chateauneuf du Pape; Pinot Noir; Hermitage; Margaux

Cream Sauces: Sancerre; Puligny-Montrachet; Reisling; Sauvignon Blanc

Highly Seasoned Sauces: Gamay; Zinfandel; Lirac; Cotes du Rhone

Desserts: Champage demi-sec; Sauternes; Ice Wine;
Port

Hard Cheeses: Meursault; Bordeaux; Chardonnay; Mercurey

Blue Cheeses: Port; Shiraz; Hermitage; Sauternes

Goat & Cream Cheeses: Pinot Noir; Sancerre; Champagne; Beaujolais

This list can be used as a starting point from which to develop your own favorites, experiment, and enrich your personal wine and food pairings
knowledge, or serve to jog your memory of special combinations that delighted you and your guests.
Cheers!