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What Wines Go Best with Barbecues?

May 20, 2020 by BettyKaufman 2 Comments

Barbecue Wines
Barbecue Wines

With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about barbecues. While many people think beer when they think barbecue, I think wine! So the focus of today’s article is what wines go best with barbeques. [Read more…]

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Should You Mirror or Contrast When Pairing?

May 13, 2020 by BettyKaufman Leave a Comment

One of my favorite guidelines for wine and food pairing is the notion that you can mirror tastes or contrast them. I’m devoting this article to the all-important food and wine pairing question: Should you mirror or contrast? A big thank you to Vinfolio and SFGN for their help with this article.

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Pairing Artichokes and Wine

March 4, 2020 by BettyKaufman 4 Comments

Pairing Artichokes and Wine
Pairing Artichokes and Wine

I’d always heard that artichokes and wine don’t make for a good pairing. I realized that I’ve paired them together plenty of times, never seeming to have a problem with the experience. I think I was happily enjoying both and not doing any kind of serious analysis.

So I decided I wanted to read up on the subject so that I can more knowledgably do an artichokes and wine tasting. And with that knowledge, I want to try some “bad” wines, along with “good” wines. [Read more…]

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Wine Pairings for Vegetarian Dishes

September 18, 2019 by BettyKaufman 26 Comments

Wine Pairings for Vegetarian Dishes
Wine Pairings for Vegetarian Dishes

Many of us were taught that white wine goes with fish, and red wine with meat. But what if you are a vegetarian? The good news is that there are all kinds of good wine pairings for vegetarians. As a long-time “pescetarian” who eats dairy products, eggs and fish, I am excited to share some recommendations for wine pairings for vegetarian dishes. [Read more…]

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Pairing Wine with Pizza

July 31, 2019 by BettyKaufman Leave a Comment

Last week, my company went out for pizza. Being the resident wine expert, I was tasked with ordering the wine, which I happily did. I ordered one Chianti and one Zinfandel, because I know these wines to be very pizza friendly. But when pairing wine with pizza, did I do my best? I did a little research and thought I would share with you what I learned.

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