Goes well with aged ports
There are many wine experts, aka oenologists, who can tell you the right wine goes perfectly with all sorts of gourmet foods, such as filet mignon or sole meuniere. And you’d quite well to follow their advice.
But what wines pairs well with common foods? Like peanut butter for example?
I’m glad you asked. Here is:
WINE PAIRINGS FOR SIMPLE FOLKS
SIMPLE FOOD WINE PAIRING
peanut butter aged ports
strawberry jam tavel
pb&j garnet or combined aged port and tavel
grapefruit mouvreche rose
honey from the jar aged chardonnay
egg white champagne
lemonade chenin blanc
banana sauvignon blanc
bluberry pie blu prefer
house salad combine albarino with blu prefer
rare hamburger tavel. If you desire strawberry jam on your rare hamburger. Tavel’s your friend.
medium-rare burger grenache rose
medium burger mouvreche rose. Medium burger and grapefruit, always a crowd-pleasing combo.
medium-well burger white zinfandel
well-done burger moscato
burned burger cabinet sauvigon with dregs
tacos oh my gosh, everything goes with tacos. But may I suggest a young riesling?
any food turning brown an old garnet
prepared mustard aged ports, like we have with peanut butter. Would certainly go with a pb-mustard sandwich.
hot dog white zinfandel
Well that’s that for now.
Happy eating.
Happy drinking.
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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