What is the best wine to serve with my dinner?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at
9:56 am
Sara asked:
What is the best wine to serve with this dinner?
What is the best wine to serve with this dinner?
I am making shrimp primavera pasta (ingredients: garlic, asparagus, lemon zest, Romano cheese and parsley) and a salad (ingredients: Bibb lettuce, sesame seeds, shallots, red wine vinegar, radishes and cucumber).
A white wine, probably…but I’ve heard that it’s difficult to match wine with dishes that include asparagus because of the taste. And I’m really not much of a wine connoisseur…please help!
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The worst white wine with asparagus is Chardonnay, which not only tastes vegetal, but also exaggeratedly oaky. Serve it with Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.
don’t serve wine serve vodka it gets u drunk faster.
A Pinot Grigio will go well with your meal, it will be a clean, crisp break from the heavy sauce and will not be overpowered by the asparagus. Plus it will bring out the natural sweetness in the pasta and shrimp.
I completely agree with Caroline’s suggestions for a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio (though I’m not big on Pinot Grigio in general), but would absolutely NOT eliminate Chardonnay – I see it considered a classic pairing for asparagus. It is definitely not a vegetal varietal. In fact, Sauvignon Bland is much more green often described as grassy, vegetal and herbaceous.
RED WINE WOULD DO
The only wines that go with asparagus are Alsatian: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, etc.
However, seeing as asparagus is only a minor part of the dish (and the cheese will be the main protein), go with a Pinot Grigio, Arneis or Vernacchia with it and enjoy!
Hope this helps.
My first choice would be a fruity, crisp Sauvignon Blanc. However, a dry Riesling could also work.
I recently had a very crisp Chardonnay that would work. Get a clean tasting one (not oaked).
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Not many white wines can stand up to a pasta primavera or a vinegar-y salad without being overwhelmed. Why not break with tradition and try an Italian red, like Barbera, Chianti, or Barbasco.