Wine Pairings Guide

Choose a wine, food or sauce from below to find out the best pairings for your selection.

Start with a wine.
— Choose a wine — Barbera Bardolino Barolo Beaujolais Brunello Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Côtes du Rhône Chablis Chardonnay Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chenin Blanc Chianti Dolcetto Dry Rosé Frascati Gamay Gewürztraminer Lambrusco Malbec Marsanne Meritage Merlot Muscadet Piesporter Pinot Blanc Pinot Grigio Pinot Gris Pinot Noir Red Bordeaux Retsina Riesling Rioja Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc Soave Sparkling Wine Syrah/Shiraz Valpolicella Various Varietals Viognier White Zinfandel Zinfandel

Start with a food.
— Choose a food — Barbecued beef ribs Barbequed chicken Barbequed pork spareribs Bean/legume soup with or without smoked meat Beef bourguignonne Beef stew Beef stroganoff Beef wellington Beef/Meat stock-based soup Blackened fish Blue-veined cheeses Borscht Breaded veal cutlets Breaded/Fried fish Caesar salad Cajun & Creole Cajun & Creole Caprese salad Carpaccio/Beef tartare Catfish Catfish Ceviche Chef’s salad Chicken Chicken salad made with mayonnaise Chicken/Turkey pot pie Chicken/Turkey tetrazzini or other cream-sauced casserole Chili con carne Chili con carne Chinese Chinese chicken salad Chinese food Clams or Mussels steamed in wine with garlic and parsley Cobb salad Corned beef Cornish game hen Cornish game hen Crab/seafood Louis Cream soups with lighter flavors Cream soups with more pronounced flavor Duck breast Egg dishes Egg dishes with light herbs or mildly flavored vegetables Fish/Seafood soup, broth or tomato based Fish/Seafood soup, broth-based Fish/Seafood soup, cream based Fish/Seafood soup, tomato-based Fish/Seafood stew with a tomato-based sauce Fish/Seafood stew with broth-based sauce Flavorful fresh cheese French onion (with cheese) Fried chicken Fried seafood Gazpacho Gorgonzola or blue cheese sauce Greek foods Greek salad Grilled seafood Grilled vegetable salad Grilled vegetable salad Gumbo Ham Hamburgers or meatloaf Hard grating cheese Indian food Indian food Japanese food (except sushi/sashimi) Lamb chops/steaks Lamb kabobs, grilled Lamb shanks Liver Lobster/Crab/Shrimp/Other Seafood, boiled or steamed Macaroni and cheese Meaty fish Medium, white fish Mexican food Middle Eastern food Mild flavored, delicate fish Mild semi-soft cheeses Minestrone soup Pasta alfredo Pasta carbonara Pasta or lasagna with tomato/meat sauce Pasta primavera Pasta puttanesca Pasta with a cream-based seafood sauce Pasta with a tomato-based seafood sauce Pasta with olive oil and dried chili Pasta with pesto Pasta with uncooked tomato sauce Pasta/bean salad made with vinegar-based dressing Pasta/bean salad made with vinegar-based dressing Pasta/lasagna with cooked tomato sauce Pasta/lasagna with cooked tomato sauce/meat sauce Pizza with pineapple and ham Pizza with pineapple and ham Pizza, cheese Pizza, pepperoni or meat Pizza, pepperoni/meat Pizza, white sauce Polenta Pork chops Pork chops, smoked Pork tenderloin Pot roast Poultry stock-based soup Quiche lorraine Raw oysters/clams/mussels Risotto Roast beef with gravy or au jus Roast chicken Roast duck or goose Roast lamb Roast pork Roast turkey with gravy Roast veal Salad nicoise Salmon Sausage, mild Seafood cocktail Seafood salad made with mayonnaise Seafood salad made with mayonnaise Seafood with creamy sauce Semi-firm flavorful cheeses Smoked cheese Smoked salmon Smoked trout Soft-ripened cheeses Spicy bean soup Spicy crab boil Spicy egg dishes Spicy sausage Spinach salad with bacon Steak or prime rib Steak/Prime rib Strong cheeses Sushi/Sashimi Tabbouleh Tomato soup Trout Tuna salad made with mayonnaise Turkey burgers Turkey or chicken sausage, mild Turkey scaloppini Turkey/Chicken sausage, spicy Veal chops Veal marsala Veal parmigiana Veal piccata Veal shanks or osso buco Veal stew Vegetarian pizza or pizza with fresh tomatoes

Start with a sauce.
— Choose a sauce — Anise/Fennel Barbeque sauce Basil Béarnaise Brown butter sauce Butter sauce Caraway Cheese sauce Cheesy dressings Cilantro Citrus-flavored sauce Creamy dressings Curry powder (English) Dill Gorgonzola or blue cheese sauce Hollandaise Horseradish sauce Madeira or port sauce Madeira/Port Sauce Mint or mint sauce Mushroom sauce Mustard sauce Oregano/Marjoram/Sage/Thyme Pesto sauce Rosemary Saffron Sauces with pungent olives/capers/anchovies Savory fruit sauce, relish/chutney, or fruit salsa Seafood cocktail sauce Seafood sauce, cream based Seafood sauce, tomato based Southeast Asian or Indian curry sauce Soy sauce-based sauce or marinade Spicy or meaty tomato-based sauces Spicy peanut sauce Spicy sauce or marinade Tarragon Tartar sauce Tomato-based sauces Vinaigrette Wine reduction sauce or wine based marinade Yogurt sauce