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Foods to Use in Tasting White Wines
Snacks
To go with Acidic Wines
Crackers and goat cheese, light curry flavored dip with vegetables, olives (in vinegar brine), Piquillo pickled red peppers, pickles, vinegar potato chips, pineapple, melon, apple, orange
To go with Medium Acid Wines
Kalmata olives, artichoke or cucumber based bruschetta, cooked chicken or turkey sausage, green seedless grapes, toasted pine nuts, celery with ricotta cheese and chives, figs, tortilla chips and mild white queso, warm shelled pistachios
To go with Low Acid Wines
Regular potato chips, onion dip, buttered popcorn, white cheese mini sandwiches, roasted almonds, Virginia blanched peanuts, cashews, crackers with a chive or truffle butter, dates
Appetizers
To go with Acidic Wines
Pickle and cream cheese sandwiches, ham and pickle pinwheels, tomato gazpacho, shrimp with cocktail sauce or remoulade; serrano ham; tzatziki and pita chips, ceviche, grilled chicken sausage with Dijon mustard
To go with Medium Acid Wines
Spicy apricot chicken wings, smoked chicken pizzetta with red pepper pesto, warm figs with stuffed with fresh goat cheese; Velvetta based crab dip, hummus with pita bread, crispy olives stuffed with sausage
To go with Low Acid Wines
Artichoke spinach dip with roasted red bell peppers, Swedish meatballs, crab-stuffed mushrooms, pot stickers, four cheese ravioli, fish tacos
Salads/Dressings
To go with Acidic Wines
Mixed green salad with a vinaigrette, green goddess, Italian, or French dressing, a vinegar or lemon based potato salad, coleslaw with vinegar and oil based dressing, chicken salad with cumin and parsley, tangy goat cheese and dill potato salad, baby greens and an orange or lemon vinaigrette with sliced salted almonds; antipasto salad, pickled vegetable-seafood salad, mustard-glazed salmon salad with light buttermilk dressing
To go with Medium Acid Wines
Spinach salad with tomatoes and pine nuts, wild rice salad with smoked turkey and dried cranberries, curried cauliflower and green bean salad with lemon yogurt, BLT pasta salad, warm potato-tomato salad with Dijon vinaigrette, Waldorf salad, zucchini salad with almonds and taleggio, grilled carrot salad with brown butter vinaigrette, crab louie, spinach and green apple salad, radish, apple and onion salad
To go with Low Acid Wines
Asian chicken and orzo salad, black bean and corn salad, grilled carrot salad with brown butter vinaigrette, crunchy Asian pea salad with honeyed bacon, spinach artichoke pasta salad, black bean and quinoa salad, Chinese chicken salad
Entrees
To go with Acidic Wines
Lemon chicken, lemon-rosemary pork tenderloin, orange and fennel roasted cod, braised halibut with mushrooms and shrimp, turkey sausage jambalaya, sautéed chicken in Albariño wine sauce, steamed clams with chorizo, citrus and saffron aioli
To go with Medium Acid Wines
Seared ahi tuna steaks with salt, pepper, olive oil and a light squeeze of lemon, seared scallops with pinot gris butter sauce, Thai chicken with basil, pan-roasted pork chops with creamy cabbage and apples, baked manicotti with sausage and peas, farro risotto, boudin blanc with leeks and mustard sauce, braised pork with pearl onions and grapes, halibut with mixed beans and lemon-butter sauce, coq au vin blanc, eggplant and goat cheese ravioli with a tomato-basil cream sauce
To go with Low Acid Wines
Baked shrimp/scampi, Italian wedding soup, veal chops with cognac sauce, three-cheese mac and cheese, mushroom quiche, chicken in a brown gravy, cheesy orzo, mushroom risotto with peas, cheddar-stuffed potatoes
Cheeses
To go with Acidic Wines
Feta, goat's cheese, Gouda, Havarti, Majorero, Mahon, Bucheron, Garrotxa, Roncal, Tetilla, dry Jack cheese,
To go with Medium Acid Wines
Boursin (herbed), Brick, Derby, Feta, goat cheese, Gouda, Gruyere, Havarti, Dry Jack, Havarti, Saint-Felicien, Raclette, Pave Affinois
To go with Low Acid Wines
Havarti with dill, American, Colby, Mild cheddar, Velveeta, Double Glouchester (similar to mild cheddar), Fontina, Gouda, Manchego, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, Provolone, Triple Creme, St André, Brie and Camembert (without rinds)
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