What would be a nice wine to pair with a salad?
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at
8:13 am
tracy asked:
My brothers and I are hosting a formal dinner for our Mother’s 70th birthday. We have several courses planned, with different wines to complement each course. The salad will be served immediately following the main course, and before the cheese course. Merlot will be served with the main course, and Beaujolais will be served with the cheese course. We will be having a light salad with asparagus spears and viniagrette dressing. Another site suggested a dry rosé. What would be a nice wine to pair with a salad? Any ideas — suggestions? Thank You!
My brothers and I are hosting a formal dinner for our Mother’s 70th birthday. We have several courses planned, with different wines to complement each course. The salad will be served immediately following the main course, and before the cheese course. Merlot will be served with the main course, and Beaujolais will be served with the cheese course. We will be having a light salad with asparagus spears and viniagrette dressing. Another site suggested a dry rosé. What would be a nice wine to pair with a salad? Any ideas — suggestions? Thank You!
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As a proffessional bar/restaurant manager i would advise you not to go for Merlot or Beaujolais, if it has to be red then i suggest you go for one lighter type of red like a rioja or a shiraz. Don’t opt for different ones throughout the courses, instead just befor your starter arrives have a gin and tonic as this helps build an appitite. When it comes to the cheese course then you could switch to maybe a small glass of Ruby Port. It could be that some of your guests aren’t keen on red wine so maybe have a few bottles of white or rose to hand for them, i would suggest a chenin blanc as this caters to most people’s taste. Hope all goes well and this has helped.
Oh I love white zinfandel (beringer) with salad – crisp and a little sweet!
a light pinot grigio would be delicious. i like Danzante.
How about a nice Riesling? I always pair Riesling with more “delicate” foods such as unsauced veggies and salad. I would try to go with a white wine that isn’t too sweet, but that’s just me…I’m sure that whatever you choose will be fantastic!
CHAMPAGNE, of course! It’s your mum’s birthday, so you should be festive and “bubbly”…It will also take you right into the cheese course as well as dessert.
For Vintage, you won’t go wrong with a “very fine lady” such as the 1996 Vueve Clicquot Ponsardin’s Prestige Cuvee “La Grande Dame” – see product & review at:
For non-Vintage, try the always nice lady-like but medium bodied pink, Champagne Laurent Perrier Rose Brut: