Poultry

Chicken alla Cacciatore – Red or White Wine?

January 14, 2025 By Steven 4 Comments

Chicken Cacciatore – food for the soul! One Master of Wine recommends pairing it with a spicy, fruity white like Gewurztraminer. We found superior options.

Chicken with Mozzarella, Tomatoes & Pancetta – Wine Pairing

March 18, 2021 By Steven 6 Comments

Step-up from Margherita Pizza and Chianti to this easy skillet dinner paired with an outstanding Sicilian red wine. Mangia!

Chicken Escabèche – Red or White Wine?

November 4, 2020 By Steven 5 Comments

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?

June 25, 2020 By Steven 15 Comments

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?

August 24, 2018 By Steven 2 Comments

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

April 17, 2018 By Steven 3 Comments

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

January 30, 2017 By Steven 1 Comment

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!