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Food matching
One of the great pleasures of drinking wine is matching
it with equally mouth-watering food.
Traditionally, white with white and red with red was the standard
advice. Whilst sound, this basic principle does not take into account
how our culinary tastes have evolved and the wide range of wine varieties
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To increase your chances of a successful match, consider
how the food was prepared, seasoned and also the texture and weight
of the dish and any accompaniments.
Food and wine has its own flavour and texture, so too does every
palate. So please use the following table as a guide only. There
are no 'rules', rights or wrongs. Just experiment to find your own
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Asian food
| Thai curries |
| Hot green curry |
Crisp Semillon |
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| Mild, coconut-creamy curry |
Crisp Chardonnay or Chardonnay Semillon |
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| Red curry |
Young Shiraz or Shiraz blend with plenty
of fruit |
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| Thai noodles & bean
sprouts |
| Crunchy bean sprouts and oily
noodles |
Crisp Riesling or Chardonnay |
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| Noodles and bean sprouts with
prawn/chicken, with lemongrass, coriander, garlic, etc. |
Young, not too floral Riesling |
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| Spicy
fishcakes |
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| Peanut
sauce |
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| Tandoori/Tikka |
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Young Shiraz, Shiraz Cabernet
Merlot blend or light Semillon Chardonnay |
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creamy & aromatic curries |
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| Spicy,
hot & tomato-based curries |
| Spicy curry with rich/tomato
based sauces |
Fruity Shiraz, Shiraz Cabernet bland, or
Merlot. |
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| Hot curry |
Chardonnay Semillon blend or Riesling |
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| Chinese |
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White: Chardonnay Semillon, or other medium-dry
young whites. |
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Red: Shiraz Cabernet blend |
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| Sweet and sour dishes |
No wine. |
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Beef
| Roast |
| With mustard |
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Merlot |
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| No mustard |
Younger, fruity styles |
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| Steak |
| Simple grilled steak |
Same as above. |
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| Peppered steak |
Rich, peppery Shiraz, Shiraz Cabernet or
complex Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Steak & kidney
pie / pudding |
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Merlot, well-rounded
Shiraz and Shiraz Cabernet blends |
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| In wine
sauces |
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Mature Cabernet and Shiraz, alone and blended. |
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| Casseroles
or stews |
| With vegetables and savoury,
herby flavours |
Ripe, full-bodied or savoury reds |
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| Goulash |
Merlot or ripe, well-structured Chardonnay |
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| Carpaccio |
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Light, fresh, medium-bodied and fruity reds |
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| Chilli
con Carne |
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Gull-bodied, classic peppery Shiraz or fruity
Shiraz Cabernet blend |
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| Beef
burgers |
| Simple |
Rounded Chardonnay or Chardonnay Semillon
blends |
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| Barbecued |
Merlot and Cabernet Merlot blends |
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| Loaded with onion, cheese and
relishes |
Merlot, Cabernet Merlot blends, young Shiraz
or Shiraz Cabernet blends |
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