Food & Wine Pairings

  • Astringent or bitter foods go well with full-flavoured wines, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Crisp wines, such as Pinot Grigio, gor well with salty foods
  • Fatty cuts of meat work well with bitter wines, as they will tone down the bitterness
  • Highly acidic foods pair well with acidic wines
  • Serve light-bodied wines with light food and full-bodied wines with heavier foods
  • Spicy foods pair well with sweeter wines
  • Sweet foods need a dry wine to offset the sweetness

For a general guide to food and wine pairing CLICK HERE.

Recipes:

Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetable Dinner

FEATURING LE20 Sicilian Nerello

The rustic ease of throwing your whole dinner onto a sheet pan is a culinary trend worthy of its buzz. Put your feet up with a glass of LE20 Sicilian Nerello while the oven does all the work.

Shrimp Curry

FEATURING LE23 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This vibrant dish is part stir-fry/part soup & will wake up your weeknight dinner menu. Pairs brilliantly with LE23 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.

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Simple Summer Salad

FEATURING Island Mist Cucumber Melon Sauvignon Blanc

Six Hearty Winter Salads

Salads are one of the first meals people turn to when eating healthy but you can often end up feeling a bit cheated in the flavour department. There is no reason why healthy and flavorful can’t exist in the same sentence. A good place to start is with salads but not just any plain old …

Salads are one of the first meals people turn to when eating healthy but you can often end up feeling a bit cheated in the flavour department. There is no reason why healthy and flavorful can’t exist in the same sentence. A good place to start is with salads but not just any plain old salad. With a little creativity and preparation, a hearty salad is fulfilling, delicious and satisfying which is a sure fire way to sticking to those healthy intentions.

Here are some great ideas:

 

1. Crisp Escarole Salad with Garlicky Anchovy Dressing

    (pair with Sauvignon Blanc or Nebbiolo aka Barolo)

 

2. Bitter Greens with Almonds and Goat Cheese

    (pair with Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc)

 

3. Butternut Squash Salad with Hazelnuts

    (pair with a Gewurztraminer)

 

4. Warm Duck and Cabbage Salad

     (pair with a California Pinot Noir)

 
 5. Tofu Watercress Salad with Thai Dressing

     (pair with a Riesling)

 
 6. Spinach and Shrimp Salad with Chili Dressing

    (pair with a Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio)

(Recipes from Melissa Rubel Jacobson of Food and Wine)

Honey Garlic Ribs

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Ribs

FEATURING Limited Release Selection Italian Pink Pinot Grigio

Using your slow cooker is the trick to these sweet, sticky and fall-off-the-bone tender honey garlic ribs. And guess what? They pair perfectly with Limited Release Selection Pink Pinot Grigio from Italy.

Using your slow cooker is the trick to these sweet, sticky and fall-off-the-bone tender honey garlic ribs. And guess what? They pair perfectly with Limited Release Selection Pink Pinot Grigio from Italy.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Ribs

Smoked Salmon Pinwheels

FEATURING LE22 Viognier Roussanne Marsanne

Easy yet elegant, these savoury pastries are perfect for the fruity palate and balanced acidity of the LE22 Viognier Roussanne Marsanne.

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