Pairing Sparkling and Rose Wine with Food
Much is already known about how to pair more common varietals of wine with food, like Merlot and Chardonnay. But ice wine and late harvest riesling deserve a place too! Sweet wines like these can be the perfect ending to a dinner party or meal, but they can be made even better with the addition of a dessert or a cheese. |
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH BRUT SPARKLING WINE
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Lobster, crab, scallops, caviar, oysters (raw), clams, swordfish,
smoked fish (trout, herring), sushi, sashimi, salmon tartare,
steak, sausage, pizza, foie gras, nuts, olives, paté, spicy
Chinese foods, Thai foods, soft goat cheese
PAIRING CABERNET
ROSÉ AND FOOD
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Pizza, carpaccio (beef)
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH ICE
WINE
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Pies, cakes, most desserts
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH RIESLING
(LATE HARVEST)
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Desserts in general, foie gras, prosciutto and melon, hard cow
and sheep cheese
BEST FOOD TO PAIR WITH ROSÉ
SPARKLING WINE
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Duck, pizza, couscous, spicy Chinese foods, Thai foods, soft goat
cheese
Sushi, sashimi, crab, lobster, salmon tartare, Japanese foods
For more information on these varietals,
check out GAYOT's Wine Varietals Definitions
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