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Wine To Drink With Food

Pairing Wine with Indian Food

June 26, 2010 by Patricia Fioriello

Pairing wine with Indian food is challenging, as there are a lot of competing spices and seasonings to contend with. Here are some suggestions and guidelines when pairing wine with Indian food. Kelly Magyarics a Wine Consultant suggests the following for pairing wine with Indian food: Gewürztraminer: Since “gewürztraminer” literally means “spicy grape” in German, [...]

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Delicious and Healthy Pairing of Red Wine and Dark Chocolate

December 31, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Chocolates and red wines make a formidable pair, as goes the saying of the popular wine making ebooks. There would be hardly any wine making ebooks that has not listed at least a single combination of red wine and chocolate in their recipe list. It is claimed that they make a great pair, but how [...]

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Finding the Perfect Wine for Chinese Food

December 19, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Chinese cuisine tends to have three main characteristics particularly when the Chinese cuisine is paired with wine. The main characteristics that can puzzle a person when pairing wine to Chinese food are sour, sweet, and spicy which are known as proud flavors. Due to these three prominent flavors, selection of wine with your Chinese meal [...]

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Red Wine Pairings with Holiday Favorite Foods

December 14, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

With the holidays around the corner, it is now time for parties, celebrations and family gatherings. With abundant choices for the holiday main course, identifying the right wine that blends with the food selected is inevitable for rendering maximum enjoyment to the celebration. The possibilities for the holiday food pairings with the wine are endless. [...]

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Best Wines to Use in Cooking

October 20, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Cooking with wine has been very popular worldwide. In fact, people who resist drinking wine even use wine in their cooking to enhance flavor. Wines are mainly used for marinating, in reduction of sauces, or to add as a flavoring. Which wines you consider to use in cooking sometimes depend on the region and food [...]

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Reasonably Priced Holiday Wines

October 17, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Who doesn’t love a holiday? It’s the time to cherish moments with family and friends. People love to entertain during holidays. They party or have casual get-togethers. Be it anything, wine will always be a part of the menu. Holidays asks for some very special wines. In fact, few people even go for specialized wine [...]

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Holiday Turkey Dinner Wines

October 14, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Holiday season is approaching and turkey is going to be on your list of dishes to serve during holiday get-togethers, especially for Thanksgiving. The main question that comes to everyone’s mind is what wine to serve with turkey? To answer this question first think what would your guest prefer? Some like red wines, others may [...]

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Order Wine and Impress Your Dinner Guest

September 2, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Dinner without a wine will always make you feel that you are missing something. So it’s always good to choose a wine bottle at dinner that will go along with the food that you have ordered. Mainly what we know is that strong and bold wines go well with strongly flavored foods and milder wines [...]

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Enhance Your Dining Experience with the Right Red Wine

August 1, 2009 by Patricia Fioriello

Order red wine with the wrong kind of food in a restaurant, and people will watch you as if you are a fool, why so? It’s because having food with a glass of wine that really don’t go together doesn’t make sense. People can eat whatever they want and drink what they feel like but [...]

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