Pairings
CHARDONNAY (MEDIUM- TO FULL-BODIED, RICH, COMPLEX WHITE WINE PRODUCED IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD)
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CHICKEN, ESP. BAKED, FRIED, GRILLED, ROASTED, OR IN CREAM SAUCE
BUTTER AND BUTTER SAUCE (including brown butter sauce)
CRAB, INCLUDING DUNGENESS AND SOFT-SHELL, AND CRAB CAKES
CREAM AND CREAM SAUCE
FISH, WHITE, ESP. GRILLED, SAUTEED, IN CREAM SAUCE, OR COOKED IN A SALT CRUST
LOBSTER, ESP. GRILLED, AND ESP. WITH A CALIFORNIA AND/OR FULL-BODIED BUTTERY CHARDONNAY
SALMON, ESP. GRILLED, ROASTED, AND/OR WITH LEMON SAUCE, AND ESP. WITH A FULL-BODIED, UNOAKED CHARDONNAY
SCALLOPS, ESP. SAUTEED
SEAFOOD, ESP. GRILLED, SAUTEED, AND/OR WITH RICH (e.g., butter or cream) SAUCE
VEAL, ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED, AND ESP. WITH A FULL-BODIED CHARDONNAY
avocado
cheese, esp. creamy, goat, and/or sheep's milk (e.g., Brie, Camembert, Gouda, Jack, Parmesan)
clams, esp. baked or fried
corn
curries, with unoaked Chardonnay
game hens
garlic, esp. roasted, and esp. with unoaked Chardonnay
ginger
goose
grilled dishes
halibut, esp. grilled and/or with lighter-bodied Chardonnay
ham
mango and other tropical fruits
monkfish, esp. baked, broiled, or sauteed
mushrooms and wild mushrooms
mustard, esp. Dijon
nutmeg
oysters, esp. cooked (e.g., fried or sauteed)
pasta and pasta salad, esp. with creamy sauce
pheasant
polenta
pork, esp. grilled, roasted, and/or with a full-bodied, unoaked Chardonnay
risotto
saffron
sage, fresh
salad, Caesar
sauteed dishes
sea bass, esp. roasted or sauteed
shellfish, with unoaked Chardonnay
shrimp and prawns, esp. boiled or grilled with an unoaked Chardonnay
squash
swordfish, esp. baked, broiled, grilled, or roasted
tarragon
thyme
trout, esp. with an unoaked Chardonnay
turkey, esp. roasted and/or served cold
vegetables and vegetable dishes
almonds
bacon
basil
bluefish, esp. with a full-bodied, buttery Chardonnay
braised dishes, esp. made with white Chardonnay
catfish, esp. fried or sauteed
coconut
cod, esp. baked
crayfish
eggs and egg dishes (e.g., omelet, quiche)
flounder
fritto misto (fried vegetables and fish)
fruit- and tropical fruitñbased chutneys, salsa, and sauce
guacamole, with unoaked Chardonnay
lemon and lemon-based sauce
mayonnaise
meat, esp. lighter meat, and esp. grilled or smoked
orange
peanuts
pears
peppers, bell
pesto
poultry
rabbit
roasted dishes
salad, with unoaked Chardonnay
sandwiches, esp. chicken or turkey
scrod, esp. sauteed
seafood salad
smoked fish (e.g., salmon)
snapper, esp. grilled and/or with a light-bodied Chardonnay
sole, esp. fried or sauteed with an unoaked Chardonnay
soup, esp. creamy
sour cream
tuna, esp. grilled
turbot, esp. sauteed