{"id":209,"date":"2007-05-21T09:56:23","date_gmt":"2007-05-21T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danthewineguy.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2007-05-27T10:01:51","modified_gmt":"2007-05-27T17:01:51","slug":"pair-up-your-next-barbequed-meal-with-a-variety-of-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"Pair Up Your Next Barbequed Meal with a Variety of Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The barbeque season is in full swing, and choosing the proper wine to serve with grilled foods is a key element in maximizing the enjoyment of your meal.<\/p>\n<p>Selecting a wine requires you to consider two simple, but important things: what type of food is being prepared and what\u2019s the dominant flavor?<\/p>\n<p>Lighter foods such as chicken, sole, snapper, or vegetables should be paired with a light to medium-bodied red or white wine. Heartier foods like burgers, ribs, steaks, or lamb require a more robust, medium to full-bodied wine.<\/p>\n<p>But you can\u2019t stop there, because a dominant flavor, such as black pepper or a spicy barbeque sauce can overwhelm the taste of your wine. In that case, you have to choose something that can either match or beat the food\u2019s dominant flavor or provide a contrast to it \u2013 such as a wine that\u2019s slightly sweet or high in acidity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kingestate.com\/images\/taste\/wines\/signature.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/>Regardless of what\u2019s on your grill, the versatility and variety of wine means there\u2019s always something that will provide the perfect match. Here a couple of wines you might consider serving at your next barbeque:<\/p>\n<p><strong>King Estate 2005 Pinot Gris<\/strong> (about $16, wines pictured at left): This lovely white wine from Oregon features gentle pear and citrus flavors backed by crisp acidity, allowing it to go well with lighter grilled foods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zefina 2003 Serience Red Wine<\/strong> (about $29): This full-bodied blend of Syrah, Grenache and three other red varietals from Eastern Washington is loaded with berry flavors plus touches of oak and spice on the finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The barbeque season is in full swing, and choosing the proper wine to serve with grilled foods is a key element in maximizing the enjoyment of your meal. Selecting a wine requires you to consider two simple, but important things: what type of food is being prepared and what\u2019s the dominant flavor? Lighter foods such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}