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Free website offers food and wine pairings |
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13 June 2007 |
Zinfandel with your Tex-Mex? Not a problem. A little Chardonnay with
your fried chicken take-out? Delicious. Pinot Noir and wild boar? Why
not, says Natalie MacLean, who has included these in a free,
interactive matching tool at http://www.nataliemaclean.com/matcher
"The old rules about white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat just don't give enough guidance anymore," author of Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass, MacLean said.
"With modern fusion cuisine and wines from new regions around the world, the choices-and confusion-are great."
MacLean's matching tool pairs wines with everyday meals, as well as
challenging fare, such as vegetarian cuisine, egg-based sauces, cheese,
TV dinners, and even dessert.
Visitors simply search by wine for meal inspirations or by food to
find great wine choices. There are more than 360,000 food and wine
combinations in the matcher as well as thousands of recipes for a
variety of dishes. MacLean adds more wines and foods based on readers'
suggestions, which she gets from the 71,000 subscribers to her free
e-newsletter, Nat Decants. The newsletter offers tips on how to buy,
cellar and serve wine. |
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