Pairings
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ARNEIS (ITALIAN LIGHT-TO MEDIUM-BODIED WHITE WINE FROM THE PIEDMONT REGION)
BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU (TWO-MONTH-OLD FRENCH LIGHT-BODIED RED WINE, OUT IN NOVEMBER)
BEER, BOCK (GERMAN MALTY, FULL-BODIED, BOTTOM-FERMENTING)
BEER, OKTOBERFEST (GERMAN LAGER WITH A BREAD AROMA AND GOLDEN COLOR)
BEER, SAISON (MEDIUM-BODIED, HIGHLY-HOPPED SPICY BEER WITH CITRUS NOTES)
BLAUFRANKISCH (AUSTRIAN RED WINE)
CHARDONNAY, AUSTRALIAN
CHARDONNAY, ITALIAN (FULL-BODIED)
CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, WHITE
CHINON (FRENCH MEDIUM-BODIED RED WINE FROM THE LOIRE VALLEY, MADE WITH CABERNET FRANC; SEE ALSO CABERNET FRANC)
CIDER, HARD (ALCOHOLIC FERMENTED APPLE JUICE)
CONDRIEU (FRENCH FULL-BODIED WHITE WINE FROM THE RHONE VALLEY, MADE WITH VIOGNIER GRAPES; FRUITY AND FLORAL PERFUME)
GRENACHE (RED GRAPE GROWN IN FRANCE AND SPAIN; VERY FRUITY WITH BLACKBERRY SWEETNESS AND HINTS OF PEPPER; THE KEY GRAPE IN CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, IT IS OFTEN USED TO MAKE ROSE AND VEGA SICILIA; SEE ALSO CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE)
HERMITAGE, WHITE
LIGHT-BODIED WHITE WINE (E.G., LIGHT RIESLING AND SAUVIGNON BLANC)
LOW-TANNIN WINE (E.G., BARBERA, BEAUJOLAIS, DOLCETTO, LOIRE VALLEY WHITE, PINOT GRIGIO, PINOT NOIR, RIESLING, VALPOLICELLA)
MARSANNE (FRENCH WHITE GRAPE PRODUCING WINE WITH VERY STRONG ALCOHOL CONTENT; FLAVORS OF PLUM, CARAMEL, AND PINEAPPLE)
MOSCHOFILERO (GREEK WHITE WINE; DRY, CITRUSY)
NEBBIOLO (ITALIAN MEDIUM-BODIED WINE FROM GRAPES GROWN IN THE PIEDMONT AREA; DOMINANT GRAPE IN BARBARESCO AND BAROLO; WITH MUSHROOM, VIOLET, AND BLACK CURRANT CHARACTERISTICS; SEE ALSO BARBARESCO AND BAROLO)
PETITE SIRAH (NEW WORLD FULL-BODIED RED WINE)
POUILLY-FUISSE (FRENCH FULL-BODIED WHITE WINE FROM BURGUNDY)
RIESLING, KABINETT (DRIEST GERMAN RIESLING)
RIESLING, SPATLESE (GERMAN MEDIUM-BODIED, OFF-DRY TO SWEET, WHITE WINE)
RODITIS (GREEK LIGHT-BODIED WHITE WINE)
ROSE (LIGHT- TO MEDIUM-BODIED PINK WINE TYPICALLY MADE FROM RED GRAPES; LIGHT-COLORED BECAUSE OF MINIMAL CONTACT WITH GRAPE SKINS; SEE ALSO ROSADO)
SAKE (JAPANESE RICE WINE)
SPARKLING WINE (SPARKLING WINE NOT MADE IN THE CHAMPAGNE REGION OF FRANCE; E.G., SPANISH CAVA, ITALIAN PROSECCO, GERMAN SEKT, ETC.; SEE ALSO CHAMPAGNE, CAVA, PROSECCO, VOUVRAY, SPARKLING, ETC.)
TEA, CHRYSANTHEMUM (CHINESE HERBAL TEA OF DRIED CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERS)
TEA, EARL GREY (TEA, BLACK FLAVORED WITH OIL OF BERGAMOT)
TEA, ENGLISH BREAKFAST (BLEND OF TEA, BLACK VARIETIES, USUALLY ASSAM AND CEYLON)
TEA, OOLONG (CHINESE, PARTIALLY FERMENTED; SOMEWHERE BETWEEN GREEN AND TEA, BLACK; USUALLY FROM TAIWAN [FORMOSA] AND FUCHIEN AND CHIANGSI PROVINCES)
TEA, PU-ERH (CHINESE; OFTEN BLENDED WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM, FROM THE YUNNAN PROVINCE)
TOCAI FRIULANO (ITALIAN MEDIUM-BODIED WHITE WINE)
TORRONTES (SPANISH LEMONY MEDIUM-BODIED WHITE WINE FROM RIBEIRO)
VINHO VERDE (PORTUGUESE, HIGH-ACID, LIGHT-BODIED, VERY DRY, SEMI-SPARKLING WHITE WINE)