Which wine to order while eating out?

Question

My basic knowledge of wine choice is that "Red wine goes with red meat and white wine with white meat". How do I order wine more effectively? Does wine selection depends on food? like wine for steak is different from wine for Italian food, or is it varies with meat? Shrimp has different wine that beef? please enlighten me

Answer 1

Before you would always order reds with red meats and white with fish, poultry, pasta. If you didn't it was taboo. However, nowadays, it's what your palette likes. For instance, sometimes I prefer a white with my filet mignon rather than a red.

The choice is really up to you, what mood your in, what your taste buds are craving, etc.

Answer 2

For a bottle, if you know whether you'd like white or red, you're halfway there. In better restaurants, often the staff will know what will complement what you've ordered -- just ask.

If the list is overwhelming, but you know you want, say, a red, simply find any red in the price range you'd like to spend, point to it and tell the server, "I was thinking about this one, but maybe you have an idea of something that would work better?" A sensitive server should steer you to something appropriate in your budget.

Table for four

Now, say yours is a party of four, all of whom are eating different things. What do you do? The best plan is to choose an all-purpose wine. A crisp white, such as a not-too-oaky sauvignon blanc, will go with everything from salads to fish and chicken to pastas to veal and pork. A light or medium red -- a pinot noir or a beaujolais, for example -- will be delicious with many fish, especially salmon and tuna, as well as just about any pasta, chicken, or meat dish.

In a pinch, if you can't find one bottle that satisfies all, you can always order two half-bottles, one white and one red. Or a glass or bottle of white first, then a glass or bottle of red.

The decision made, the wine ordered, next comes that dreaded ritual of opening the wine. When the server shows you the bottle, you don't have to admire it, just check that it's the right wine in the right year. He or she opens it and gives you the cork. Don't sweat it; just put it on the table. If you want, you can feel it and murmur "humpf," and leave it to the server and your companions to wonder what you mean.

Now the server pours for you to taste. Why? Not to find out how much you like it, just that it's in good condition. Give it a swirl and a big sniff. Smell OK? Not weird or musty? No? Then it should be OK. You're not required to offer an opinion, just nod or say it's fine.

Whew! That accomplished, the server pours all around, filling your glass last. That's your cue to enjoy!

Answer 3

Some wines do taste better with different foods. Sauvignon Blanc is a white wine that will usually go well with most seafood, fish, and chicken dishes. Merlot is a pretty versatile red wine that goes well with most red meats.

There are other wines that go with certain foods especially well. For example Chianti and Sangiovese both go great with Pasta dishes. Riesling does well with spicy foods because it is light and slightly sweet and easy to gulp to counteract the spicy flavors of the food.

Answer 4

You can always ask the bartender or the server about a specific dish. At nice restaurants, the server can usually recommend a wine to go with your meal.

Answer 5

I order what I "feel" like drinking. If I am going to a high-profile restaurant with "up-scale," friends, I am more likely to follow the perceived wine protocol.

Answer 6

I could go on for ever about that subject...You should check out the california wine finders club.I used to be a member a while back..I learned alot..

Answer 7

Me personally likes a light, crisp wine with my dinner.

Answer 8

Your basic knowledge is correct. But, I would go with whatever you are thinking of at the time. The appetizer just might do it for you. Order one, then you'll kind of have a feeling of what you want.

Answer 9

hmm.. nope.. red wine is for meat, probably a steak,
and white wine is for fish.. i hope i'm enlightening u.. ;)

Answer 10

dallas, go out for a fillet mignon, 31/2 pound lobster, spinach dip, potato augratin, and a bottle of kendal jackson chardonnay. i hope you have a ruth chris near by...