Wine

PAIRING CHART

Wine	Flavour Associations Food terms describing smell and taste	Natural Affinities Classic wine and food combinations	Notes
Riesling	citrus fruit, apple, pear, melon, apricot, nectarine, peach	sole, trout, crab, turkey, smoked and barbequed fish and meats, fennel, saffron, ginger, almonds


Gewurztraminer	grapefruit, apple, lychee, apricot, nectarine, peach, nutmeg, clove,cinnamon, ginger	ham, sausage, curry, spicy/sweet dishes, garlic, Thai, Indian, Tex-Mex, Szechwan, Munster cheese


Sauvignon Blanc	citrus fruit, gooseberry, bell pepper, black pepper, green olives, herbs	goat cheese, oysters, fish, chicken, pork, garlic cilantro


Pinot Blanc	citrus fruit, apple, pear, melon, sweet pea	shellfish such as prawns, fish, chicken, veal, rabbit mustard, ginger


Pinot Gris	citrus fruit, apple, pear, peach, melon, honey, vanilla, butter	fish esp. salmon, chicken, veal, turkey, rabbit, pork, mushrooms, mustard, ginger


Chardonnay	citrus fruit, apple, pear, pineapple and other tropical fruit, fig, honey, vanilla, butter, hazelnut	salmon, chicken, pheasant, rabbit, pork


Pinot Noir	strawberry, cherry, raspberry, clove, mint, vanilla, cinnamon, sage, truffle	duck, chicken, mushrooms, grilled meats, fish and vegetables, coq au vin, pork with prosciutto


Shiraz/Syrah	raspberry and blackberry, plum, white pepper	lamb, venison, smoked meats


Merlot & Cabernet-Merlot	cherry, raspberry, plum, pepper, herbs, mint, tea, chocolate	beef, lamb, duck, barbequed meats


Cabernet Sauvignon	cherry, black currant, plum, pepper, bell pepper, herbs, mint, tea, chocolate, tobacco	beef, lamb, braised, barbequed and grilled meats aged cheddar


Oculus	much the same as Cabernet and Merlot but more complex and long-lived


Icewine	citrus fruit, apple, pear, apricot, peach, mango, honey	fruit, custard, vanilla, ginger, aged cheese, blue cheese, foie gras