| Asparagus=Sauvignon Blanc | | | | The following are examples of wines with those |
| Christmas Pudding=Muscat de Beaumes de Venise | | | | characteristics. |
| Consommé=Fino Sherry | | | | Red Wines |
| Foie Gras=Alsace Pinot Gris | | | | Pinot Noir=High Acidity |
| Shell Fish=Muscadet | | | | Sangiovese=High Acidity |
| Goat’s Cheese=Sancerre | | | | Gamay Noir=High Acidity |
| Oysters=Champagne | | | | Cabernet Sauvignon=Bitterness |
| Parma Ham & Melon=Pinot Grigio | | | | Cabernet Franc=Bitterness |
| Roast Beef=St Emilion | | | | Merlot=Bitterness |
| Roast Lamb=Red Bordeaux | | | | Zinfandel=Bitterness |
| Roast Pork=Beaujolais | | | | Lambrusco=Sweetness |
| Stilton Cheese=Port | | | | Port=Sweetness |
| Strawberries and cream=Sweet Vouvray | | | | White Wines |
| There are also some foods to avoid with wine, | | | | Sauvignon Blanc=High Acidity |
| peanuts for instance will destroy wine flavours | | | | Riesling=High Acidity |
| and olives are too piquant for most wines, they | | | | Muscadet=High Acidity |
| need Fino Sherry or Vermouth. Another great | | | | Champagne=High Acidity |
| miss match is raw apple and red wine, the acidity | | | | German Wines (most)=Sweetness |
| in the apple makes the wine very bitter. | | | | Rieslings=Sweetness |
| You can only taste four things on your tongue: | | | | Chenin Blanc=Sweetness |
| - Sweetness | | | | Matching can be further confused by the sauce |
| - Bitterness | | | | that accompanies a dish, for instance: |
| - Acidity | | | | Chicken breast can match with virtually any wine |
| - Saltiness | | | | including the very best bottles of dry/medium |
| | | | | white and the finest old reds especially pinot noir. |
| | | | | If you add a Curry or Cajun sauce to the chicken |
| The basic principle in matching is to look for | | | | you then need a wine with a strong flavour, such |
| sweetness, acidity or bitterness in the food and | | | | as Gewurtztraminer or a Shiraz/Cabernet, to |
| serve nes that have the same characteristics. | | | | counteract the sauce. A light bodied wine will be |
| You’re unlikely to find saltiness in wine. | | | | merely overwhelmed. |