Step-up from Margherita Pizza and Chianti to this easy skillet dinner paired with an outstanding Sicilian red wine. Mangia!
Poultry
Chicken Escabèche – Red or White Wine?
Escabèche means cooking meat or fish in a marinade of spices and vinegar. This tangy, spicy marinade drives the wine pairing. Here’s how it came down.
Chicken, Mushroom and Garlic Sauté – Red or White Wine?
Chicken, Wild Mushrooms and Roasted Garlic is a trio that tops our comfort food list. But the earthy, mellow flavors call for restraint in the wine selection.
Roasted Chicken Provençal – Rosé or White Wine?
This is a classic example of how the spices and sauce (rather than the protein itself) drives the wine pairing. Here the Herbes de Provence point to the wines of Southern France – Rosé and white Southern Rhone blends.
Chicken with Orange & Star Anise Wine Pairing
Somms tout Riesling as one of the great whites of the wine world, so why don’t more wine drinkers embrace it? We posit that drinkers are drinking and not pairing. It’s food that brings out the best in Riesling.
Frappato and Chicken Marsala
The critics are raving about the 2014 vintage of Sicilian wines. While a healthy dose of skepticism is always in order, I agree with them in this case. Nero d’Avola and the reds from Etna are excellent examples. But give Frappato a try . . . especially paired with this Chicken Marsala dish. Eccezionale!
Spicy Chicken Pimientos – Wine Pairing
Spicy chicken dishes are world staples. Nearly every culture has them. But if you want to move beyond beer as a beverage for these dishes, you’ve got to explore the landscape of Rieslings.
Grilled Chicken Thighs and “The Noble Wine”
Elevate the status of chicken thighs by pairing it with mushrooms, tomatoes, pancetta . . . and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – Tuscany’s friendly version of Sangiovese.
Wines for Thanksgiving Dinner
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some ideas for what to pour for dinner tonight. All the best!
Sake and Yakitori
Fatigued from grilling chicken the same old way? And serving it with the same old white wine? Then it’s time to look to the way the Japanese grill chicken and what they drink with it!