Sophisticated Wine Snobs: What should I drink white wine with?

Question

It's too sweet and I was wondering if any food would make it more pleasurable?

Answer 1

I don't know what white wines you are drinking, but almost any decent white wine (not intended as a desert wine) is not sweet at all. White Burgundy's, such as any Montrachet, are completely dry (that is, has zero sugar). Even inexpensive Sauvignon Blancs, such as the popular ones from New Zealand and South africa, are completely dry., and their bright acidity makes them a perfect complement for most foods. California Chardonnays can sometimes have a bit of residual sugar, especially mass produced garbage like Kendal Jackson, but the better ones are 100% dry. If you want inexpensive Chardonnay, try the Australians, which give very good quality for the money and are almost always dry. Some german wines can be a bit sweet, but stay away fom those with food.

To answer your question, white wines go with almost anything, so long as you have the right white wine. Tasted blind, most people would guess a heavy California Chardonnay to be a red wine. Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc..... all are great with food due to their light flavors (which don't compete with or drown out the flavors of the food) combine with a light acidity, which cleanses thre palate. Avoid vinegary or sweet foods, which can make almost any wine taste bitter in comparison.

Answer 2

if you insist on drinking sweet white wines , drink them with hot asian foods. The sweet/heat combination can be very nice.
How do you know if white wine is sweet ? The opposite of sweet is dry. As a rule the lower the alcohol content the sweeter the wine. The exception to this rule is the very expensive French Sauternes which are both high in alcohol and sweetness.

Answer 3

It's hard to find a food to go with a sweet wine; those are usually reserved for after-dinner. The closest food that I can think of to go with slightly sweet (not really sweet) wines is chinese food. Many people drink early Rielsing or Gewurtztraminer wines with chinese.

Even for dessert, you don't drink sweet wine with a sweet food, the flavors will clash, and the sweetness in the food will cover the acidity of the wine. You drink the sweet wine by itself.

Answer 4

When I was in Greece they served VERY sweet wines 1/2 mineral water 1/2 sweet wine, served cold! It was a nice change and was an enjoyable before or after dinner drink

Answer 5

i don't personally like sweet wines either. i've been told to drink white wine with fish or pastas. a really good wine that's not too exspensive is 'kendell jackson' chardonnay. you can pick it up at your grocery store for under $15. it's pretty dry and it's full bodied. pinot grigio (also a dry white wine) is ok too, it just tastes kind of watery to me. i guess if you're set on drinking a sweet white wine, try eating something that's pretty salty with it. that way it will offset the taste.

Answer 6

Pay no attention to the fancy names used, they dont really mean anything except your personal taste.
White wine is typically drank with seafood and pork. The acidity of the grapes will drown out the "fishy" taste in seafood. Fishy meaning the aftertaste in the food.
10$ should buy you a very decent white, there is no need for 30+ for a regular meal.
Try a pinot grigio (J. Moreau & Fils)
or any dry Riesling

Answer 7

Great White Shark steaks.

As with the above info, white wine is best served very cold, especially those from Greece. I normally take mine at 4C.

Since bro Pobept mentioned Greek wines, you must know that wine actually originated from Greece. Originally, their wines were resinated treated with pine-tree resin. The resin gives the wine a distinctively sappy taste.

Very nice.

Answer 8

I'm not a sophisticated wine snob, I don't even like wine. But, I've heard that you are supposed to eat fish with it.

Meat with red wine.

Answer 9

white meats such as pork or fish.. pastas.. salads.. anything a little lighter in texture and flavor. Some wine is also a great desert wine if it's paired well.

Answer 10

It's real good with grilled fish or chicken dishes that have a lot of garlic. Cheese is always good. Strawberries, or any kind of berry is really good with a sparkling white wine.