Meet your Match
Posted by melissamccart on February 14, 2008
Though I’m an advocate of asking your server or your favorite wine shop owner about wine pairings, here are some fun sites if you’re on your own and need a little help.
James Beard award winner Nat MacLean, author of Red, White, and Drunk all Over features a wine matcher on her website. Just choose your food: beef, for example. Then, your entree: carpaccio. The matcher lists four or five reds and whites that would pair nicely with your selection.
Ewinematch.com also has a search online and for your phone, as noted in this month’s Bon Appetit. Food categories are more general than Nat’s, yet the wines are more label-specific.
Natalie MacLean said
Thanks Melissa for mentioning my matcher! After you get the swines I suggest in the generic sense (New World chardonnay or Burgundy/pinot noir, for example), you can then search my wine picks for specific labels available in stores now here:
http://www.nataliemaclean.com/wine_picks
These are from a broad spectrum of producers (whereas ewinematch.com is sponsored by the conglomerate Fosters and therefore recommends only its own brands).
You can also search for complementary recipes:
http://www.nataliemaclean.com/recipes/index.asp
Have a great Valentine’s Day!
Cheers,
Natalie
http://www.nataliemaclean.com
Editor of Nat Decants Free Wine Newsletter