Its quite easy to pair food with wine even if you don't have fair knowledge of the same. You can look into the tasting notes available on the labels of most wines for that purpose. Taking consultation from a proficient sales person present at a winery or a wine shop will help you in a better way. As far as packing food for a picnic is concerned, you may know it better that what food you like and so may pack the same accordingly. However, you may never know which wine you may get to drink at the picnic, unless you are a regular visitor at our winery.
You need not care a bit for your next picnic as we have arranged picnic-focused food along with wine pairing guide to make things easier for you. We have divided all the wines in categories - reds, all whites, acidic whites, softer whites, and dessert/sweet wines. Merlot, Norton, Petit Verdot, and Meritage Reserve are the wines forming the Red category. Its good to pair protein based food like prosciutto, chicken, sausage, salami, and turkey with our reds. It might prove to be a protein heavy lunch for you. However, you will find that the fat in the meat complements nicely with our reds.
Our Delaney, Pinot Gris, Petit Manseng form the acidic whites and are most suited with nuts and fruits. The wine taste is enhanced due to the acid contained in dry fruit. As for cheese, the creamier cheese & spreads will be quite suitable with the acidic whites. Our softer whites, Viognier and Chardonnay feature fruit & oak flavors and a less acidic nature. Breads, crackers and sharper cheese will pair quite well with these two. Any of our offered white wines pairs exceptionally well with hummus. The savory flavor of hummus enhances the flavors in white to a good extent. Fish, chicken dishes, and cold shrimp are some of the other protein based food pairing best with our whites.
Our dessert & sweet wines category includes the Fort NV and Classic Blueberry. A port-like wine, Fort NV features vanilla, chocolate and dark fruit flavors. Chocolates & nuts form the best pairing with Fort. However, there are two other amazing matches for Fort that include chocolate or vanilla pudding and crunchy popcorn. The tasty flavors and creaminess of pudding bring out the best flavors in the Fort too. Similarly, our Classic Blueberry tastes best with brownies and chocolate chip cookies. You can enjoy this amazing food-wine pairing when you visit TWABR for your picnic. When you visit our winery, you can also get the opportunity to take tour of the best VA vineyards. So, come and join us at the winery.
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