Wine and food matching to be brought to the table for unique and balanced combinations.

Accompanying one’s meals with the right bottle of wine is fundamental to have a pleasing experience even at table and to exalt the taste of courses. Even for an evening in company of friends we suggest you to study how to match wine with food: it will be that touch that will give an unforgettable aspect to the evening.

Here are some advices about how to match wine with food according to concordance, seasonality and contrast.

Matching wine with food according to seasonality.

The most classic matching requires to follow seasons: in wintertime are preferred full bodied red wines to be matched with meat dishes, warm and more structured. On the contrary, with hot summer temperatures it is pleasing to sip fresh white or rose wines.

Concordance and contrast between wine and food

Concordance between wine and food is applied to intensity, persistence and structure of food. The wine chosen in this case must be proportioned according to the structure of the dish because it will accompany the pleasing sensations it contains. Its task? To exalt the characteristics of the course and to balance them.

This is why with a delicate dish or in case of steamed cooking, we will opt for wines with contained aromas, not very elaborated.

The balance of flavors can also be obtained by playing on the contrast between wine and food. Wines having a good acidity or effervescence will dissolve the fat component of meats and sauces; labels having a good sapidity and acidity will go well with sweet preparations.

Hard sensations, bitterish or with an acid tendency should be matched with wines having a good smoothness. The perfect marriage therefore plays on the contrast, which turns into balance of flavors, between ingredients and wine.

Wine and Dessert Pairings

Panic assails us when the moment comes to choose which wine to match to the dessert. A sweet and aromatic wine label together with classic cakes is always the best matching. In case you have planned cakes and dry cookies at the end of the meal, the ideal thing to do is to match them with a fortified raisin wine.