We include snacks, munchies, nibbles, tapas and pinxtos or anything less than a full entree that makes a food wine taste better to you.
General Wine and Food Pairing Guidelines
Champagne Appetizers also Sparkling Wines such as Cremant, Traditional Method non-French Sparkling wines, Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir, Sparkling Rose, Cava, Prosecco, Sekt, Franciacorta
Albarino Appetizers also Vinho Verde, Alvarinho, Txakolina, Rkatsiteli, Friulano, Grüner Veltliner and Carricante
Cabernet Franc Appetizers also Right Bank Bordeaux blends, Zinfandel/Primativo, and Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo
Cabernet Sauvignon Appetizers also Left Bank Bordeaux
Chardonnay Appetizers also Chablis, White Burgundy, or dry Blanc de Blanc sparkling
Grüner Veltliner Appetizers also Rkatsiteli, Vermentino, Verdicchio, and Vernaccia
Merlot Appetizers also Agiorgitiko, Dolcetto, Tempranillo, Carménère, right bank Bordeaux and Grenache/Garnacha
Pinot Noir Appetizers also Red Burgundy, Blaufrankish, Beaujolais, Zweigelt, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Léon Millot, and Marechal Foch, and Spätburgunder
Riesling Appetizers also Chablis, dry Vouvray/Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris, Cortese/Gavi di Gavi
Sangiovese Appetizers also Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montalpuciano, Morellino di Scansano, Nielluccio (Corsica), Sangiovese di Romagna, and some Super Tuscans that have Sangiovese as the dominant grape
Sauvignon Blanc Appetizers also Albarino, Assyrtico, Rkatsiteli, Friulano, Grüner Veltliner and Carricante
Viognier Appetizers also Soave
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