For your convenience, we have listed our wine pairing recommendations. Enjoy!
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Red Wine Pairings
Pinot Noir
- Cheese/Nut: goat cheese, Brie, walnuts
- Meat/Fowl: lamb, sausage, filet mignon,chicken
- Seafood: orange roughy, tuna
- Veggie/Fruit: mushrooms, dried fruit, figs, strawberries
- Herb/Spice: nutmeg, cinnamon, clove
- Sauces: mushroom sauce, light-medium red sauce
- Desserts: creme brulee, white chocolate
Syrah
- Cheese/Nut: sharp cheddar, Roquefort, hazelnuts
- Meat/Fowl: roast game, pepperoni, spicy sausage
- Seafood: salmon
- Veggie/Fruit: currants, stewed tomatoes, beets
- Herb/Spice: oregano, sage
- Sauces: heavy sauce, red sauce, barbeque
- Desserts: Black Forest cake, rhubarb pie
Merlot
- Cheese/Nut: Parmesan, Romano, chestnuts
- Meat/Fowl: grilled meats, steak
- Seafood: grilled swordfish, tuna
- Veggie/Fruit: carmelized onions, tomatoes, plums
- Herb/Spice: mint, rosemary, Juniper
- Sauces: bolognese, bearnaise
- Desserts: dark chocolate, berries, fondue
Meritage
- Cheese/Nut: blue cheese, Camembert, toasted cashews
- Meat/Fowl: BBQ tri-tip, sausage pizza, duck
- Seafood: tuna, grilled shark
- Veggie/Fruit: bell pepper, roasted shallots, boysenberries, plums
- Herb/Spice: black pepper, rosemary, oregano
- Sauces: bearnaise, marinara, mushroom
- Desserts: dark chocolate, berry cobbler
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cheese/Nut: cheddar, Gorgonzola, walnuts
- Meat/Fowl: venison, rib eye, beef stew
- Seafood: grilled tuna
- Veggie/Fruit: black cherries, broccoli, tomatoes
- Herb/Spice: rosemary, Juniper, lavender
- Sauces: brown sauce, tomato sauce
- Desserts: bittersweet chocolate, espresso gelato
Zinfandel
- Cheese/Nut: Brie, aged cheese
- Meat/Fowl: pork, spicy sausage, beef, duck
- Seafood: cioppino, blackened fish
- Veggie/Fruit: cranberries, grilled peppers, eggplant
- Herb/Spice: pepper, nutmeg
- Sauces: spicy Cajun salsa
- Desserts: spike cake, gingerbread, carrot cake
White Wine Pairings
Sauvignon Blanc
- Cheese/Nut: feta, goat cheese, pine nuts
- Meat/Fowl: chicken, turkey
- Seafood: sole, oysters, scallops
- Veggie/Fruit: citrus, green apple, asparagus
- Herb/Spice: chives, tarragon, cilantro
- Sauces: citrus, light sauces
- Desserts: sorbet, key lime pie
Chardonnay
- Cheese/Nut: Asiago, havarti, almonds
- Meat/Fowl: veal, chicken, pork
- Seafood: halibut, shrimp, crab
- Veggie/Fruit: potato, apple, squash, mango
- Herb/Spice: tarragon, sesame, basil
- Sauces: cream sauce, pesto
- Desserts: banana bread, vanilla pudding
Riesling
- Cheese/Nut: havarti, Gouda, candied walnuts
- Meat/Fowl: smoked sausage, duck
- Seafood: sea bass, trout
- Veggie/Fruit: apricots, chili peppers, pears
- Herb/Spice: rosemary, ginger
- Sauces: sweet BBQ, spicy chutney
- Desserts: apple pie, carmel sauce