Wine & Food pairing.
Pairing guide.
White wine & Food.
Combine with anything you would squeeze a lemon on!
- Sour food: green salads with vinaigrette
- Greasy food: grilled fish, barbecued vegetables, roast chicken
- Salty food: smoked salmon, oysters, raw seafood
FRESH & FRUITY
Combine with light dishes with herbaceous notes:
- Salty food: salads with herby flavours such as asparagus or green peppers, shellfish, poultry dishes, cheese
- Fatty food: crab salad with mayonnaise, paella, light pork dishes
AROMATIC & FLORAL
Combine with salty dishes with some heat or foods with sweet tendency:
- Salty food: fried chicken and potatoes, Thai curries, hot wings, Gruyere cheese
- Sweet food: barbecue, caramelised onions, coconut rice bowl
RICH & CREAMY
Combine with substantial, creamy and roasted dishes:
- Creamy food: cheesy pastas and risottos, creamy soups
- Roasted food: lobster, richer fish like salmon, herb-roasted chicken, roasted green vegetables
Red wine & Food.
LIGHT & JUICY
Combine with lighter dishes and earthy flavours:
- Sour food: vinaigrette and sour sauces
- Greasy food: sausages and charcuterie, pâté, poultry, richer fish like salmon, fried vegetables
- Salty food: mushrooms, truffles, salads with herbs
CLASSIC & FOODIE
Combine with classic, spicy and not too heavy dishes:
- Sour food: balsamic vinegar, pasta with tomato sauce
- Fatty food: darker braised meats such as beef and lamb, wild game
- Salty food: mushrooms, spices
RIPE & FRUITY
Combine with dishes that are rich in their own right:
- Rich food: burgers, steak, spicy chorizo, sausages and anything from the BBQ, baked pasta such as lasagne, stinky and aged cheeseboard
RICH & SPICY
Combine with slightly fattier foods and sweet tendency:
- Fatty food: a leg of lamb with rosemary, rump steak or roast pork
- Sweet food: roasted winter vegetables, such as onion, garlic, carrot or potato, desserts with coffee, bitter chocolate or maple syrup
Other wine styles & Food.
BUBBLY
Combine dry sparkling wines with salty dishes and sweet ones with sweet foods:
- Salty food: sushi, prosciutto, fried chicken, crisps
- Sweet food: raspberries or strawberries, cheesecake, lemon biscuits
If you are not going to serve appetizers, choose a more mature and creamy sparkling wine.
RICH & SWEET
Combine with sweet but also salty and spicy dishes:
- Sweet food: desserts, tropical fruit, duck with baked apples
- Salty food: game
- Spicy food: delicate & nutty cheeses, stinky cheeses
ROSE
Combine with light summer dishes with herbaceous notes:
- Summer food: watermelon & feta, olives, salads, light pasta and rice dishes
- Fatty food: tuna sandwich with mayonnaise, grilled fish such as dorade, paella, seafood
Wine & Food pairing.
Pairing guide.
White wine & Food.
CRISP & CITRUSY
Combine with anything you would squeeze a lemon on!
- Sour food: green salads with vinaigrette
- Greasy food: grilled fish, barbecued vegetables, roast chicken
- Salty food: smoked salmon, oysters, raw seafood
FRESH & FRUITY
Combine with light dishes with herbaceous notes:
- Salty food: salads with herby flavours such as asparagus or green peppers, shellfish, poultry dishes, cheese
- Fatty food: crab salad with mayonnaise, paella, light pork dishes
AROMATIC & FLORAL
Combine with salty dishes with some heat or foods with sweet tendency:
- Salty food: fried chicken and potatoes, Thai curries, hot wings, Gruyere cheese
- Sweet food: barbecue, caramelised onions, coconut rice bowl
RICH & CREAMY
Combine with substantial, creamy and roasted dishes:
- Creamy food: cheesy pastas and risottos, creamy soups
- Roasted food: lobster, richer fish like salmon, herb-roasted chicken, roasted green vegetables
Red wine & Food.
LIGHT & JUICY
Combine with lighter dishes and earthy flavours:
- Sour food: vinaigrette and sour sauces
- Greasy food: sausages and charcuterie, pâté, poultry, richer fish like salmon, fried vegetables
- Salty food: mushrooms, truffles, salads with herbs
CLASSIC & FOODIE
Combine with classic, spicy and not too heavy dishes:
- Sour food: balsamic vinegar, pasta with tomato sauce
- Fatty food: darker braised meats such as beef and lamb, wild game
- Salty food: mushrooms, spices
RIPE & FRUITY
Combine with dishes that are rich in their own right:
- Rich food: burgers, steak, spicy chorizo, sausages and anything from the BBQ, baked pasta such as lasagne, stinky and aged cheeseboard
RICH & SPICY
Combine with slightly fattier foods and sweet tendency:
- Fatty food: a leg of lamb with rosemary, rump steak or roast pork
- Sweet food: roasted winter vegetables, such as onion, garlic, carrot or potato, desserts with coffee, bitter chocolate or maple syrup
Other styles & Food.
BUBBLY
Combine dry sparkling wines with salty dishes and sweet ones with sweet foods:
- Salty food: sushi, prosciutto, fried chicken, crisps
- Sweet food: raspberries or strawberries, cheesecake, lemon biscuits
If you are not going to serve appetizers, choose a more mature and creamy sparkling wine.
RICH & SWEET
Combine with sweet but also salty and spicy dishes:
- Sweet food: desserts, tropical fruit, duck with baked apples
- Salty food: game
- Spicy food: delicate & nutty cheeses, stinky cheeses
ROSE
Combine with light summer dishes with herbaceous notes:
- Summer food: watermelon & feta, olives, salads, light pasta and rice dishes
- Fatty food: tuna sandwich with mayonnaise, grilled fish such as dorade, paella, seafood