Food Pairing Guides
CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay is the most diverse –and most planted– white wine grape in the world. It’s used for everything from rich Sonoma Chardonnay to the light-and-zesty ‘Blanc de Blancs’ Champagne.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Caviar
• Smoked salmon
• Cheeses - farmhouse cheddars
• Fish and shellfish
• Cream sauces
• Potpies, savory turnovers
• Sausages
• Salty foods
• Winter Squash
• Mild Caribbean dishes with tropical fruit flavors
BRUT SPARKLING
Apple, lemon, lime, pear, strawberry, and cherry flavors with a pleasant yeastiness (like brioche baking) and earthy minerality. Bubbly's great acidity makes it an excellent food wine (not just a sipper for celebrations).
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Caviar
• Smoked salmon
• Cheeses - Havarti, Edam, Jarlsberg, Manchego, Tomme d'Alsace
• Fish and shellfish
• Cream sauces
• Strawberries
• Asian dishes of all kinds
• Hybiscus
• Salty foods
• Deep-fried foods
• Potato chips
• Popcorn
ZINFANDEL
Intense dark berries, dried cherries, plums, chocolate, and black pepper ― a mouthfilling wine.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Grilled foods - leg of lamb, steak, chicken (Zin loves ribs)
• Hamburgers
• Sausages
• Pizza
• Long-braised stews
• Slightly spicy foods
• Southwest and Mexican dishes
• Moroccan spices ― coriander, cinnamon, cumin
CABERNET FRANC
The aroma is rich and complex, layering ripe cherry, dried herbs and sweet oak. With time in the glass, this wine eposes notes of raspberry and strawberry shortcake, wtih toasty vanilla nuances.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Duck
• Hamburgers
• Steak
• Pizza
• Grilled foods ― leg of lamb, chicken
• Long-braised stews
• Slightly spicy foods
• Southwest and Mexican dishes
• Moroccan spices ― coriander, cinnamon, cumin
PROPRIETOR'S BLEND
This wine is darrk and deep, luring you in with scents of blackberry, cherry and a hint of blueberry. Once the wine hits your palate, your mouth is filled with a variety of spices and a delightful tart raspberry.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Well-marbled beef
• Hearty fowl like duck
• Spice rubs and sauces with lots of black pepper; mushrooms
• Marinades with soy sauce
• Long-braised stews
• Pot roast
• Grilled red meat
MALBEC
This French-style Malbec, grown in the high elevation of the Fairplay region, gives off lovely scents of blackberry and boysenberry with a hint of black pepper.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Well-marbled beef
• Hearty fowl like duck
• Spice rubs and sauces with lots of black pepper; mushrooms
• Marinades with soy sauce
• Long-braised stews
• Pot roast
• Grilled red meat
GRENACHE
An array of red fruits, strawberry, plum and raspberry fill the palate on this well balanced Grenache. Light bodied and well balanced, this wine has a hint of white pepper on the finish.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
• Flank steak
• Hearty fowl like duck
• Spice rubs and sauces with lots of black pepper; mushrooms
• Marinades with soy sauce
• Long-braised stews
• Herbs - Bay, thyme
• Grilled red meat