We are serving chicken parmesan and fettuccine alfredo at my wedding, and I want to have a bottle of wine at each table. What type of wine will go best with the main dishes, red or white?
2006-08-04 15:42:13 · 16 answers · asked by cmruland 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
The rule of thumb is the lighter the food, the lighter the wine. So for a dish like fettucine alfredo, you don't want to be serving a red wine because it will overpower the flavor of the dish. Similarly, with your chicken parmesan, you want to serve a stronger (red) wine so that the flavor of the wine is enjoyed.
The weddings I've been to each had a bottle of red and white wine at each table (hint, hint,) the servers would come around the table and ask everyone 'red or white'.. however, if I were to choose just one, I would go with red, just because I like a robust and complex red wine.
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Just read Funloving Misanthrope's answer below - he/she brings up a good point with respect to personal preference as did some others, and he/she lists a pretty good selection of Italian wines there as well - it'd be a good idea to consider these options. Just remember you're serving to a large group, and having the choice of red or white will please your crowd more, whether they prefer to "play by the rules" or not.. from my experience, it's more of a 60%-40% to 70%-30% split on rules vs. breaking the rules.
2006-08-04 16:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by DJ 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You can do both; technically there are some "rules" but ultimately it all boils down to personal preference, even if the preference, god forbid, violates a sacred rule.
With Italian dishes, you may find it interesting to maintain the Italian theme with the wines.
For whites, pinot grigio, trebbiano, gavi, frascati, est! est!! est!!!, arneis or soave.
For reds, barbera, valpolicella, primitivo (zinfandel's twin sister), or chianti (classico at least, riserva preferably) would be nice, but since it's a wedding (these things hopefully don't happen very often LOL) you might spring for some barolo (mmm), brunello, amarone, or even a "super-tuscan" (generally a blend of things like sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon).
Some of these will be available in 1.5L magnums, but the barolos and brunellos will only be in 750mL bottles. Figure roughly 4-6 glasses of wine per 750mL, double that for the magnums.
2006-08-05 00:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
White
2006-08-04 23:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by armywifeoftony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares. The best wine in the world is 'Country Roads Apple Wine' and it's effect is equivalent to getting kicked in the temple with a steel toed boot. Talk about hair of the dog after 4 quarts of this joy juice.
Plus, it's rarely more than $3 a quart.
Kwality and valew!!!
Glad I don't drink anymore.
2006-08-04 22:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by krazykritik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red
2006-08-04 22:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by Tarabeara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red wine and later maybe a glass of white wine!
2006-08-04 23:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by busthead213 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White.
2006-08-04 23:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by protos2222222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since your having fettuccine alfredo you have to have red wine.
2006-08-05 01:22:13 · answer #8 · answered by completely janie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White. Or a light rose. No reds, though.
2006-08-04 22:46:31 · answer #9 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white or blush goes well with the light flavor of the cheese dishes
2006-08-04 22:56:54 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋