Pairings
SAUVIGNON BLANC (NEW WORLD LIGHT- TO MEDIUM-BODIED ACIDIC WHITE WINE; SOMETIMES GRASSY, CITRUSY, AND/OR WITH SLIGHT OAK)
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ASPARAGUS
CHICKEN, ESP. FRIED, POACHED, ROASTED, OR SAUTEED
CILANTRO
FISH, ESP. WHITE, POACHED, SAUTEED, LIGHTLY GRILLED, AND/OR WITH MEUNIERE
GARLIC
HERBS (ESP. FRESH), HERBAL DISHES, AND SAUCE
OYSTERS, ESP. RAW
PEPPERS
PORK, ESP. GRILLED
SALAD, ESP. COMPOSED, LIGHT, AND/OR WITH GOAT CHEESE
SEAFOOD, ESP. POACHED OR LIGHTLY GRILLED
SHELLFISH, ESP. POACHED, SAUTEED, OR LIGHTLY GRILLED
TOMATOES, ESP. RAW
TURKEY
VEGETABLES AND VEGETARIAN DISHES, ESP. GREEN AND/OR GRILLED, AND ESP. WITH NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANC
Cornish game hens
Mexican food, esp. with cilantro
appetizers
artichokes
basil
cheese, esp. tart, and esp. Brie, Camembert, feta, GOAT, and Parmesan
chiles
clams
dill
grilled food
lemon (e.g., sauced) and lemon-flavored dishes
lemongrass
mustard, esp. Dijon
pasta, esp. light and/or with cream or seafood sauce
salmon, esp. grilled or poached
salsa (e.g., salsa verde)
shrimp
zucchini
Asian food, esp. spicy dishes
Dover sole
Indian food, esp. lighter dishes with coriander or mint
Tex-Mex food
Thai food
acidic food
calamari
celery
chives
citrus
cod
crab
crudites
cucumber
cumin
curry
fennel
fried food
fruit salsa and sauce
greens
ham
mango
mussels
octopus, esp. grilled
oily food
onions, esp. spring
oregano
parsley
peas
pepper, black
pesto
poultry
quiche, esp. vegetable
red snapper
rich food
risotto, esp. herbed
sauce
sauteed dishes
scallops
sea bass
seafood salad
shallots
smoked fish (e.g., salmon)
snapper, esp. baked
sole
soup, esp. light or creamy
spicy (moderately) dishes
spring rolls, esp. vegetable
steamed dishes
sweet sauce
swordfish, esp. grilled
tarragon
thyme
tomato sauce salsa
trout
tuna (e.g., tuna tartare)
veal
vinaigrette
yogurt