Food and Wine Pairing Ideas

To wrap up our wine week, of course there is one more thing we need to discuss - pairing your wine with all that great food you've been cooking! Wine pairing can seem challenging to some people - especially if you have not been cooking (or drinking wine) for long. But there is a lot of good information out there about how to choose wines that will go with the meals you have cooked, or for a special occasion or other event where the food is more ethnic or unusual. (I really liked the second article, and learned a lot from it - pairing wine with chocolate had always seemed difficult to me, and this article really cleared that up for me.)

Image via WikipediaHere are some recent interesting resources you may find of help in matching your great food to a great wine:

Food and Wine | Global PR & Article Submission Website
The process of pairing food and wine isn't as complex as some may believe. Don't think that you have to be a vineyard snob to appreciate a great glass that offers the right bouquet and texture for your meal. When it comes to food and ...
Publish Date: 03/06/2011 2:54
http://www.globalpr.co/03/06/food/food-and-wine/

Pairing Wine With Problem Foods | Pairing
Many people feel that pairing wine with chocolate is a bad idea because of the sweetness of the chocolate and many other people feel that pairing wine with.
Publish Date: 03/06/2011 4:08
http://pairing.blognows.com/2011/03/06/pairing-wine-with-problem-foods/

In the Land of Lynfred: Wine Pairings for St. Patty's Day
Wine Pairings for St. Patty's Day. Everyone always talks about beer when it comes to St. Patrick's Day but we think wine can be just as fun! Here's our suggestions for some fabulous wine and Irish pairings: ...
Publish Date: 03/02/2011 17:18
http://lynfredwinery.blogspot.com/2011/03/wine-pairings-for-st-pattys-day.html

winerelatedstuff: Wine Pairing Principles for Thanksgiving? and Beyond
Holidays like Thanksgiving can pose some serious wine pairing paralysis. With the cacophony of flavors and textures involved in a meal whose primary goal is to stuff oneself until bursting, what wine could possibly (1) complement the ...
Publish Date: 03/06/2011 1:30
http://winerelatedstuff.blogspot.com/2011/03/wine-pairing-principles-for.html

Video - Make Your Own Wine

Home brewing is ever more popular, as more and more people are discovering how easy and cheap it can be to make your own beer and wine at home. You can put together your own system of course, once you learn the basics, but to achieve more consistent results you may wish to start with a wine making kit, which provides all the equipment you need as well as step-by-step instructions. Below are some examples of wine making kits, and this free video will show you the basic items that come in the kit, and which you will need for making your wine (once you watch the video, there are more in the series so you can see what comes next in the process).

Enjoy, and drink responsibly!

Making Wine at Home From Kits Part 1 - Equipment
www.wandillawine.com A video detailing the equipment needed to make wine at home from kits.

Related Articles on Home Wine Making:

• Making Wine at Home: Getting Started (goldentable.wordpress.com)
• Winter and Wine Making (personalwinemaking.wordpress.com)
• Pairing Acidic and Sweet Wines with Food (video) (luxist.com)
• Making Wine at Home: Sanitizing (goldentable.wordpress.com)

Wine Making Kits: