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PAIRING WINE MADE SIMPLE...

match the weight of the wine with the weight of the food. think in terms of intensity of flavour, aroma and texture. choose a wine with more acidity than the food.

think geographically-wines and cuisines that grew up to-gether tend to compliment each other.

use complimentary flavours-smokiness in a barrel aged wine will compliment the flavours of smoked and grilled foods.

herbal flavours of sauvignon blanc work well with herb flavoured dishes

match the meatiness of red meats- the rarer the more tanins

sweets like sweet....

see word terms....meanings...

word terms...meanings

  • aromatic...flowery, spicy or grapey
  • beefy...term for reds meaning solid or chunky
  • buttery...a smell especially in oak-aged chardonnay
  • chewy...wine with alot of tannin and strong flavour
  • tannin...cheek-drying,astringent phenolic compounds found mainly in reds derived from the skin, seeds & stems
  • complex...depth of flavours & nuances, lots of different aromas & flavour characteristics
  • crisp...has generous amounts of acidity,fresh, clean wine with a lighter style
  • deep...full-flavoured reds & whites, often refers to wines not quite at thier peak
  • dry...has no residual sugar or sense of sweetness
  • residual sugar...the amt of unfermented sugar left in the wine after fermentation is complete, usually measured grms/litre
  • earthy...the smell of rich earth /minerals (hay,soil,mushroom) a positive character in many wines
  • this list will be enlarged soon. 

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LIST OF WINERIES....( To name a few)  boy are we here blessed !

  1. puddicombe estate farms & winery
  2. kittling ridge estate wines & spirits
  3. pennisula ridge estate winery
  4. angels gate winery
  5. thirty bench wines
  6. eastdell estates
  7. magnotta beamsville
  8. legends estate winery
  9. crown bench estates
  10. de sousa wine cellars
  11. maple grove vinoteca estate winery
  12. thomas & vaughan vitners
  13. lakeview cellars estate winery
  14. willow heights estate winery
  15. royal demaria wines
  16. birchwood estate wines
  17. kacaba vineyards
  18. stoney ridge estate winery

  1. cave spring cellars
  2. harbour estates winery
  3. creekside estate winery
  4. harvest estates wines
  5. rockway glen golfcourse &estate winery
  6. hernder estate wines
  7. henry of pelham family estate winery
  8. niagara college teaching winery
  9. maleta vineyards & estate winery
  10. chateau des charmes
  11. hildebrand estates winery
  12. stonechurch vineyards
  13. konzelman estate winery
  14. strewn winery
  15. sunnybrook farm estate winery
  16. jackson-triggs niagara estate winery
  17. joseph's estate wines
  18. pillitteri estates winery
  19. peller estates winery
  20. lailey vineyard
  21. caroline cellars
  22. reif estate winery
  23. inniskillin wines
  24. mary nissen esates winery
  25. riverview cellars winery

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