WineLife365

I’ve received a few questions regarding what to eat with particular wines.  I thought that it would be good to start with the world’s king of white wines-Chardonnay.

Here are a few foods to consider having with your Chardonnay:

1. Fish. The “fattier” the fish, the better.  Candidates would be swordfish, salmon, tuna or lobster.  Chardonnay also goes great with crabs, crab cakes, shrimp, oysters… you get the point.    Chardonnay is pretty awesome with seafood.
2. Pasta with Cream sauces.  The red stuff is not so good.
3. Grilled Chicken
4. Roasted Chicken
5. Anything with corn or steamed veggies, vegetarian dishes.
6. Olives
7. These 3 cheeses are great with Chardonnay– Provolone, Gruyere, Mild Cheddar Cheese.
8. Fruits that work well with Chardonnay include: Apples, Pineapples, Honeydew, Mango, Dates, Prunes and Raisins.

My best advice is to not pair Chardonnay with any tomato based dishes.  Unfortunately, Chardonnay and tomatoes just don’t like one another.