How to Pick The Right Wine

If you don’t much about wine, it can be intimidating to order wine in a nice restaurant or bringing a bottle of wine with you to a friend’s dinner party. There are some pretty simple rules to follow. If you follow the wine rules, you will also have the perfect wine to compliment your meal.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   Red wines are generally a heavier wine which are high in tannins. Tannins are a substance in wines that leave an almost bitter taste in your mouth. Heavier red wines do well with meats such as beef or lamb.

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   Sweet wines go well with spicy foods. If you are going to a Thai restaurant, you will definitely want a sweet wine.

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   A particularly dry wine will go well with salty food. The salty food makes the wine taste sweeter. Do not eat bitter foods with a dry wine because the wine will taste even more bitter than it is.

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   Light white wines go well with a lighter fish such as Sole.

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   The basic pairings are:
   Beef- Burgundy, Barolo, Barbera
   Poultry- Most white wines especially a Beaujolais
   Lamb- Bordeaux, Zinfandel
   Fish- Sauvignon Blanc
   Bleu Cheese- Port or Sauternes
   Roquefort- Port
   Monterey Jack- Reisling
   Gouda- Reisling or a Dry Champagne

Tips & Warnings

• The best rule to follow is drink what you like.
• Drink responsibily
• Don't drink and drive

[lezsays]

on 8/14/2009 Great tips to pick wine.

[writeitout]

on 6/26/2009 Great tips on choosing a wine with meals.5*

[carmensjones]

on 6/25/2009 love trying different types of wines

[godfather25]

on 6/24/2009 Great article on picking a right wine.

[delawaregeek]

on 6/24/2009 What a great tip, I'm not a wine expert so this will definitely help. Thank you.