wine pairings

A Happy Marriage: Australian Wines with Iconic Asian Dishes

SpinTheBottleNY — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:17:18 +0000

Learn which Australian wines go best with your favorite Asian dishes, including massaman chicken curry, bulgogi and tonkatsu.

Geographically and stylistically, many Australian wines are a perfect match for Asian food. Here are some "classic" pairings featuring a few iconic Asian dishes with wines that represent some of Australia's best known wine styles.

Holiday Entertaining: 4 Wine Questions

SpinTheBottleNY — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:31:28 +0000

What will be poured at everyone's holiday table this year? Wine expert, Sasha Smith, offers tips for buying wine and pairing wine with a variety of food.

Happy Marriage: Great Wines with Japanese Food

SpinTheBottleNY — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:05:29 +0000

Go beyond the common sake and Japanese food pairing. Learn how to pair wine with sushi

Yes, I realize the obvious choice here is sake. But there are plenty of (grape) wine pairings that can be just as fortuitous. Japanese cuisine offers a delicate balance between subtle flavors and intense ones (wasabi, anyone?), which can present some matching challenges.

A Happy Marriage: Great Wines With Thai Food

SpinTheBottleNY — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:58:53 +0000

Wine and Thai food create a conundrum of an East-meets-West clash of flavors. While Thailand's unique combination of salty, sweet, sour, spicy and bitter has made its cooking universally popular, these same zesty contrasts can render wine pairings either delicious or jarring.

While it may be tempting to reach for beer or tea when you're cooking up some Thai treats, resist the urge: wine can actually be a great pairing partner for many Thai dishes. With its signature balance of spicy/salty/sour/sweet, Thai food is best when paired with wines that have similar equilibrium. Avoid any wines that are too alcoholic or too tannic, as they don't play well with spicy flavors. Bubbles, aromatic whites, a touch of sweetness, and robust roses are all your friends when it comes to Thai food.