Pairings
ZINFANDEL, RED (CALIFORNIA MEDIUM- TO FULL-BODIED RED WINE; SPICY BERRY AND PEPPER FLAVORS)
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BARBECUE SAUCE, SWEET (NOT SPICY)
BARBECUED MEAT, ESP. CHICKEN OR PORK (ESP. RIBS)
BEEF, ESP. GRILLED, STEWED, OR ROASTED WITH FULL-BODIED ZINFANDEL
CHEESE, ESP. RICH AND/OR STRONG (e.g., blue, feta, Stilton)
DUCK
GRILLED MEAT AND OTHER FOOD
HAMBURGERS, ESP. GRILLED, AND ESP. WITH CHEESE
LAMB, ESP. LEG OR RACK OF LAMB, AND ESP. BRAISED OR ROASTED
MEAT, ESP. RED, AND ESP. BARBECUED, GRILLED, OR ROASTED
PIZZA
PORK, ESP. CHOPS AND/OR ROASTED
SAUSAGE, ESP. SPICY AND/OR GRILLED
SPICY DISHES, ESP. MEAT
STEAK, ESP. GRILLED AND/OR AU POIVRE
TURKEY, ESP. ROASTED
Asian food, esp. spicy meat dishes
Mexican food, esp. spicy meat dishes
chicken, esp. barbecued or grilled
eggplant (e.g., eggplant Parmesan)
game, esp. stewed
mushrooms
olives
onions and onion soup
oregano
pasta, esp. baked and/or heartier (e.g., lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs)
peppers, bell
roasted meat (e.g., beef ) and other dishes
soy sauce
stew, esp. beef or game
tomatoes and tomato sauce
vegetables, esp. grilled and/or root
venison
Japanese food, spicier
bacon
basil
beans, esp. black
berries and berry sauces
braised dishes
casseroles, esp. beef
cassoulet
cheese, Parmesan
cheese, dry Jack
cheese, goat, esp. aged
cinnamon
clove
dessert
fennel seed
figs
game birds
garlic
hearty dishes
hot dogs
meat-flavored dishes and sauces
mint
osso buco
pepper, black
ponzu sauce
rabbit
rosemary
sage
salt and saltier dishes
smoked food (e.g., cheese, meat, etc.)
spaghetti and meatballs
spareribs
sweet-and-sour dishes (e.g., Asian dishes)
veal, esp. shanks and/or braised
vegetarian dishes, esp. with light-to medium-bodied Zinfandel
wasabi