Beef
- A medium or full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon,
Merlot, Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.
Burritos
- A fruity Blush, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer
or Riesling, or a fruity and light-bodied
Gamay Beaujolais, Sangria or Zinfandel.
Caesar
Salad - A crisp Sauvignon Blanc
or Sparkling wine.
Cheese
(hearty) - A medium or full-bodied
Chardonnay or Sparkling wine, or a light medium
bodied Gamay Beaujolais, Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.
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Cheese
(mild or medium)
- A crisp, light-bodied Chardonnay,
Pinot BLanc, Sauvignon Blanc or Spakling wine.
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Chicken,
barbecued - A fruity Blush, Chenin
Blanc Gewurtraminer, Riesling or Sparkling
wine, or a fruity, light-bodied Gamay beaujolais
or Zinfandel.
Chicken
chow mein - A light or medium-bodied
Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gerwurztraminer,
Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc.
Chicken,
roasted - A crisp Chablis, Chardonnay,
Chenin Blanc, Johannisberg Riesling, Loire
or Sauvignon Blanc.
Chile
(spicy) - A full-bodied Cabernet
Sauvignon, Syrah, or Zinfandel.
Chinese
food - Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer
or Sparkling wine.
Duck,
Goose - A medium or full-bodied
red Bordeaux, Rhone, or Zinfandel.
Eggs,
Omlette - A crisp Pinot Blanc,
Sauvignon Blanc.
Fish
(white) - A light or medium-bodied
Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Johannisberg Riesling
or Sauvignon Blanc.
Game
- A full-bodied Rhone red (Hermitage, Chateauneuf-du-Pape),
Barolo, Petite Sirah
Ham
- A fruity Blush, Gewurztraminer, or Riesling,
or a fruity, light-bodied Beaujolais.
Hamburgers
- A medium or full-0bodied Blush, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Chianti, Merlot, Pinot Noir, or
Zinfandel.
Hot
Dogs - A fruity Blush, Gewurztraminer,
or Riesling, or a fruity, light-bodied Gamay
Beaujolais.
Hors
D'Oeuvres - Champagne, sparkling
wine, or Chardonnay.
Lamb
Chops - A light or medium-bodied
Cbernet Sauvignon, Cabernet blends, Chianti,
Merlot, Pinot Noir, red Bordeaux, Rhone, or
Zinfandel.
Liver
- A medium-bodied Beaujolais, red Bordeaux,
Rhone, or Zinfandel.
Lobster
- A medium or full-bodied Chardonnay or sparkling
wine.
Meatloaf
- A light to medium-bodied Merlot, Pinot Noir,
or Zinfandel.
Nuts
- Dry Fino Sherry or Amontillo, Maderia.
Oysters
- A crisp, light-bodied Chablis, Chardonnay,
Muscadet, Pouilly-Fume, or sparkling wine.
Pasta
(cream sauce) - A medium or full-bodied
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or sparkling wine,
or a light bodied Gamay Beaujolais or Pinot
Noir.
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Pasta
(pesto sauce) - Sauvignon Blancor
a light-bodied Zinfandel.
Pasta
(tomato sauce) - A full-bodied Cabernet
Savignon, Cabernet blends, Merlot, Syrah, red
Bordeaux, Rhone, or Zinfandel.
Pizza
(tomato, cheese) - A crisp Blush
or Savignon Blan, or a light to medium-bodied
Merlot or Zinfandel.
Pork,
barbecued spareribs - A fruity Chenin
Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling or sparkling
wine, or a fruity light-bodied Gamay Beaujolais
or Zinfandel.
Pork,
roasted - A medium to full-bodied
Blush, CVhardonnay, Vouvray, or sparkling wine,
or a light-bodied Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.
Pork,
sweet and sour - A fruity Blush,
Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Rieslingm or sparkling
wine.
Quiche
Lorraine - White Riesling or dry
Blush.
Raw Vegetables
- Pinot Grigio, Chenin Blanc, dry Blush.
Risotto
- Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.
Sausages,
baked/broiled/BBQ - Gamay Beaujolais,
Zinfandel, dry Blush, or Gewurztraminer.
Salmon
broiled/grilled - A crisp, medium,
or full-bodied Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc,
or sparkling wine, or a light-bodied Pinot Noir
or Zinfandel.
Scallops,
Muscles, Clams - A crisp, medium
or full-bodied Chablis, Chardonnay, Savignon
Blancor sparkling wine, or a light-bodied Gamay
Beaujolais or Pinot Noir.
Shellfish
(raw) - Champagne, Chablis, Muscadet,
Vinho Verde.
Shrimp
- A crisp, light-bodied Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer,
or sparkling wine.
Soups
(clear) - dry Fino Sherry or Amontillado,
or Maderia.
Soups
(cream base) - Chardonnay, or any
dry red.
Soups
(thick) - Pinot Noir or any dry red.
Spagetti
- Chianti or a medium to full-bodied Zinfandel.
Spinach
salad w/bacon - Blush, sparkling
wine, or a light bodied Gamay Beaujolais or
Zinfandel.
Steak,
broiled/grilled - A medium to full-bodied
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet blends, Merlot,
Pinot Noir red Bordeaux, or Zinfandel.
Sushi
and Sashimi - A fruity Blush, Chenin
Blanc, Gewurtzraminer, Riesling or sparkling
wine.
Thai food
(spicy) - A fruity Blush, Chenin
Blanc, Gewurtzraminer, Riesling or, a light
bodied Zinfandel.
Turkey,
roast - A full-bodied Blush, Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, or sparkling wine. A fruity
Chenin Blanc, Johnanisberg Riesling or Loire.
A light bodied-Gamay Beaujolais, Pinot Noir,
or Zinfandel.
Veal Chop
- A full-bodied Chardonnay or sparkling wine,
or a light to medium-bodied Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.
Veal Parmigiana
- A Zinfandel with character.
Veal Scallopini
- White Riesling, dry Savignon Blanc, or Chenin
Blanc.
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