Pairings
Explore food pairings created to match the wines from our club offerings and wine shop. Each recipe pairing has been tested in the FOOD & WINE Test Kitchen.
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Perfect Pairing Rules
- Serve a dry rosé with hors d'oeuvres.
- Serve an unoaked white with anything you can squeeze a lemon or lime on.
- Try low-alcohol wines with spicy foods.
- Match rich red meats with tannic reds.
- With lighter meats, pair the wine with the sauce.
- Choose earthy wines with earthy foods.
- For desserts, go with a lighter wine.
Coconut milk gives this fragrant curry a satiny richness.
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Fish tacos meet a Reuben sandwich in this
combination of flounder, sauerkraut, Jarlsberg
cheese and Russian dressing.
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A superfast pan sauce of leek, cream and spinach makes a fantastic complement to this fast and simple pasta.
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In a state often known for heavy reds,
Waters makes lithe, elegant wines, as fluid and
graceful as the winery’s name suggests.
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Chef Kenny Rochford’s favorite way to prepare rack of lamb is to simply rub it with garlic, rosemary and olive oil before roasting.
For this recipe, F&W’s Grace Parisi creates
layers of flavor with Chinese chile-garlic
sauce and matchsticks of fresh ginger.
India Star chef Sanjeev Kapoor prepares this shrimp curry from Goa, one of his favorite beach regions, so it’s tangy, spicy and vibrant.
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This classic preparation adds tang to
succulent flank steak with strong flavors
of thyme, pepper and balsamic vinegar.
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Whole beef tenderloin feeds lots of people and cooks remarkably fast.
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Two Japanese ingredients—white miso and soy sauce—add great depth of flavor to this lush and very French sauce, yet are barely identifiable.
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An abundance of wild mushrooms gives this crispy, smoky chicken an earthy depth.
A potent blend of Sichuan peppercorns and store-bought Chinese black bean–garlic paste seasons these fast, fantastic steaks.
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The sweet and tangy glaze for these flavorpacked
fish fillets has just three ingredients:
horseradish, honey and mustard.
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A perfect weeknight meal: Hanger steak
cooks quickly and the garlicky brandy butter
served alongside takes minutes to prepare.
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A hearty mix of stewed peppers, onions,
raisins and anchovies makes this peperonata
more of a side dish than a condiment.
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Sweetly caramelized heads of roasted garlic are delicious with the cumin-scented marinade for these loin chops.
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