How to Serve the Right Wine

Deciding on which wine to serve with a meal is a very personal choice. Many experienced Sommeliers or Wine Stewards have taught us which wines are complimentary to certain foods. A glass of the proper wine can make the simplest meal better.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Champagne, rose',and white wines should be served chilled.
   Red wines and sweet dessert wines have a better flavor when they are at a cool room temperature. (about 60 degrees)

2. Which Wines When:
   
   Appetizers, Soup ***** Dry sherry, Dry Vermouth
   
   Seafood, Chicken,Lamb,Veal***** White Dinner Wines, Chablis and Rhine will do
   
   Beef,Cheese dishes,Pork,ham *** Red Dinner Wines, Claret and Burgundy are some
   
   Dessert ***** Sweet Wines, Port and Cream Sherry are good
   
   Anytime ***** Champagne,Rose',Sparkling Rose'

3. Wine glasses should be filled no more than half for white wine and no more than one third for red wines.
   If the menu is a large one you can serve more than one wine. The rule for this is to go from the lightest, driest wine to the richest and heaviest.

Tips & Warnings

• Wine is meant to be enjoyed with your meal. So relax and enjoy!
• Please be careful and don't drink and drive!

[india63]

on 10/12/2009 Great article Thanks-5*

[mlt34]

on 10/6/2009 Some people underestimate just how important the right wine can be...

[JoyNmyHeart]

on 10/6/2009 Excellent article on choosing the correct wine to serve. I usually just buy what I like (the sweet stuff :-) but it is nice to have the "right stuff" for special occasions.