Pairings

Matching wine and soup

Posted on March 22 2013 at 08:41

One of the few food and drink combinations I don’t feel that happy about is wine and soup. Not all soups, obviously, but many of them.

Despite the emphasis that winemakers place on the different appellations or terroirs of Chablis three factors seem to me to influence a food match more than any other for most of the Chablis you’ll taste - the age of the wine, the vintage and the degree of oak influence, if any. There are exceptions to this - Chablis styles that are particularly fruity or ones that have more vegetal notes but in general I think you’ll find most wines fall into one of the following five groups.

Tags: grand cru premier cru white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis drink:white wine andouillette charcuterie jambon persillé food:pork rabbit rabbit with mustard lapin à la moutarde old Gouda Vieux Comté ceps Soumaintrain Epoisses washed-rind cheese pheasant guinea fowl chicken roast chicken halibut Dover sole turbot crab scallops Chaource goats cheese sashimi sushi seafood risotto oeufs en meurette fish stew fish pie mayonnaise salmon grilled fish poached fish puréed vegetable soup vegetable soup garlic butter prawns fried fish snails gougons chips fish fish and chips mussels moules marinières clams spaghetti alla vongole food:pasta, rice & noodles seafood shellfish oysters cheesy nibbles gougères food:cheese & eggs food:fish & shellfish food:chicken & poultry food:soups & starters pork chops old Chablis mature Chablis mature wine ham with parsley ham
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The best food to match with Chardonnay

Posted on May 17 2012 at 08:31

A general idea has got about that Chardonnay is for chavs but as anyone who has a taste for top white burgundy or other premium new world Chardonnays will know it’s a spectacular food wine.