Matching local food with wines

If you have an important dinner don’t lose sleep over matching the food with wines and stick to the first rule                “drink what you like” even if the pairing isn’t perfect, you’ll still enjoy what you’re drinking.

When you match food and wines try to apply the following systems in identifying the strongest flavor in the dish, which in most cases it may be the sauce and look for a wine   which taste similar or completely in contrast.

Harmony Matching: Look for a wine which taste similar (for example if you have a dish with a creamy sauce which mostly taste sweet and fat match it with a creamy, fatty wine)

Contrast Matching: Look for a wine which is completely in contrast (for example you have a dish which has a bitter tendency you will match it with a wine with slightly sweet.)

When you will find that you can taste the food flavors and the wine flavors without any flavor overwhelming   the other you will have the food and wine matching.

See below some general rules in matching Chinese food with wines:

Dim Sum

(Fr) Egly-Ouriet Cuvee Tradition

(It) Giato Bianco (Organic)

Beijing Roasted Duck

(NZ) Tarras Pinot Noir

(Sp) Valenciso Reserva

Beijing Sweet sour Pork

(FR) Coteaux de L’Aubance

(De) Fritz Haag Riesling Grosses Gewächs

Sauteed Fish Slices

(It) Kellerei Meran Pinot Grigio

(Sp) Piedra Blanca Verdelho

Mongolian Lamb

( Fr) Grand Vin de Maison Noble Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge

( It )A Quo IGT Costa Toscana

Pot Stew Tripe

(It ) Langhe Nebbiolo Gavarini

(Fr) Domaine Gachot-Monot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Aux Combottes”

Steamed Seafood with Soy and ginger

(De) Robert Weil Riesling Kiedricher Gräfenberg Erstes Gewächs

( Fr) Château Maison Noble St. Martin (White) Entre-Deux-Mers

Steamed Preserved Salted Duck

(Fr) Coteaux de L’Aubance

(It ) Ca d Gal Moscato d’ Asti Lumine

Sweet and Sour

(Fr) Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Rose

(It) Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato

Braised Abalone

(Au) Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd “Ried Loibenberg

(It) Rocca di Montegrossi Geremia

Roast Goose

(Fr) Chateau Pegau Cote du Rhone Red 2015 “Maclura”

(Fr) Chateau Fontanes Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rouge

Iron Plate Beef

(Aus) Lily’s Garden Shiraz McLaren Vale

(Fr) Château Jean de Bel Air Bordeaux Rouge

Kung Po Chicken

(Fr) Domaine Montgilet Coteaux de L’Aubance

(De )Robert Weil Riesling Kiedricher Gräfenberg Erstes Gewächs

Tea Smoked Duck

( Fr) Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Réservée Rouge

(Aus) Two Hands Gnarly Dudes Shiraz Barossa Valley

Spicy Cucumber Salad

(It) Ca d Gal Moscato d’ Asti Lumine

(Fr) Coteaux de L’Aubance

Barbecue Lamb Chops

(Aus) Twelftree White Hut Shiraz McLaren-Vale

(Aus)Two Hands Brave Faces Shiraz Grenache Mataro Barossa Valley

Spicy Jelly Fish

(Sp) Herencia Altès Garnatxa Negra

(It) Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato

Sauteed Crab with Noodles

(It) Vie di Romans Chardonnay

(Aus) Adrestia Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills

Beggar’s Chicken

(It) Meran Pinot Grigio

(Fr) Domaine Pegau Chateau Pegau Cote du Rhone Red “Maclura”

Pork Hock & Fermented Bean Curd

(It) Amarone della Valpolicella Corte Lavel

(Aus) Two Hands Shiraz Secret Block Barossa Valley

Buddaha Jumps Over the Wall

(Nz) Tarras Pinot Noir

(It ) Fiorenzo Nada Barbaresco Rombone

Stewed Chicken

( Fr) Domaine Gachot-Monot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Aux Combottes”

(It) Elio Grasso Barolo Barolo Gavarini Chiniera