Wine and Food
Menu 1
Matching Wine with Food
A lot of people worry about matching just the right food with the exact wine to complement it, but it also depends also on individual taste. Here we start with the wines and identify foods to try with them.
| Wine or Grape | Suggested Food |
|---|---|
| Champagne or Sparkling wine | Salmon, Sushi |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Goat's cheese, Asparagus, Kiwi fruit |
| Chardonnay | Prawn, Quiche, Spinach |
| Merlot | Chicken, Lamb or Pork |
| Pinot Noir | Pate, Mushrooms |
| Syrah/Shiraz | Pizza, Beef |
| Cabernet blends | Hard cheeses |
| Muscat | Fruit, Dried Fruit, Nuts, Patisserie |
Menu 2
Matching Food with Wine
This menu matches food to wine rather than vice versa. This means you can choose the food you want and we choose the wine to accompany it.
| Food | Wine |
|---|---|
| Almonds | Sparkling white wine |
| Melon | Crudites |
| German Riesling | Asparagus |
| Goat's cheese | New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc |
| Taramasalata | Bergerac Blanc |
| Smoked Salmon | Australian Chardonnay |
| Chicken | Merlot |
| Camembert or Brie | Gewürztraminer |
| Manchego cheese | Rioja |
| Pizza | Copertino or Shiraz |
| Fruit | Patisserie |
| Biscotti | Dessert wine |
| Stilton | Port |
Menu 3
European wines and cheeses
This menu matches wine and cheese from six different European countries and can be tailored to meet client requirements.
| Country | Wine | Cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkling wine | ||
| England | Greenfields Cuvée | Lancashire |
| White wine | ||
| Greece | Boutari Kallisti | Goat's cheese |
| France | Gewurztraminer | Camembert or Brie |
| Red wine | ||
| Spain | Rioja | Manchego |
| Italy | Chianti | Parmigiano Reggiano |
| Dessert | ||
| Germany | Spätlese | Cambazola |