Choosing the Perfect Wine

Overview

Delectable and fruity or dry and tantalizing, no matter how you prefer your wine, its refreshing and a perfect accent to any meal. It is no wonder that wine is favored at parties and served at special occasions. It’s classy, glamorous, and appealing to the eyes and the senses. It has also been reported to be good for you by lowering your blood pressure, decreasing cholesterol, and giving you over all better cardiovascular health, and why not, it relaxes you when stress has consumed every pore of your body.

Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Of course when drinking wine it is better enjoyed with a meal, but how do you know which wine to choose for a specific entree? Full-bodied white Chardonnay’s go particularly well with poultry, veal, pork, rabbit, fish and pasta with cream, butter, and mushrooms. Dry, light bodied white wines like Sauvignon Blanc go well with seafood, ethnic dishes, pastas, curries, salsas, spicy sausages, vegetable dishes, luncheon salads, olive oil-based dishes, tomato sauces, and goat cheese.

Pink and Red Zinfandel

A good red Zinfandel accompanies foods like chili, BBQ, hamburgers, rich beef dishes, lamb, venison, turkey, stews, and pizza so well that it is one of the top sellers among wine lovers. Of course Zinfandel has its share of pink wines as well, and this type of wine goes well with smoked foods, quiche, pork, ham, Mexican and Thai food, but pink wine should not be limited to these types of foods exclusively as it goes well with just about any type of food. A good wine works perfectly for seasoning your food also, just make sure that you are willing to drink the wine that you flavor your food with as the wrong type can very easily ruin a dish that you labored over for hours. 

Merlot and Rose