We are serving ham tonight...?

Question

what kind of wine would go with it? Merlot?

Answer 1

I usually recomend a Gerwurtraminer or a Riesling for a heavy sauce or honey baked. For a lighter Ham I recommend a Pinot Noir, Beaujolais or Vouvray.

I also agree with Omnisource above, he seems to know his wine well.

Heres what others recommended:

From wine intro:
What wines go well with ham?
In general, Ham has a light, sweet flavor, especially with the sauces that tend to go along with it. If you had a heavy wine, you'd drown out that flavor. A tart wine would taste funny with the sweet sauce. So you want to go with a gentle, light, semi-sweet wine.
For red wine lovers, Pinot Noir does very well. In France, the Pinot Noir grape is used to make Burgundy wines.
For white wine lovers, Gewurztraminer is spicy and sweetish.
You can also go with many of the rose, blush, and White Zinfandel wines on the market.

From Friends Lake Wine:
Ham can be problematic due to its high salt content or smoked flavor. Heavily cured hams are better with a light Pinot Noir or Zinfandel whose fruity taste help to balance the salt and strong flavor of the ham, where a fresh ham can be paired with a very mild Beaujolais or rich Chardonnay.

From World Wine Wine:
Ham- Beaujolais, Riesling, Vouvray

Answer 2

Merlot seems a little heavy for a ham dish. If you want red, maybe try a young gamay beaujolais, frequently less dry and often a sweeter nose...
Of course ham goes well with almost all the pink blush wines, white zin, white grenache would be ok.
Even some spicier white wines such as Gewurtztraminer or Riesling can be suitably paired with a nice ham entree.
Good rule of thumb's to serve whatever you/your guests enjoy best with little or no regard to what you're serving.
Bon appetit!

Answer 3

I think that ham would kill off any wine - too strong a taste. A good beer would be best; or even plain water and then have a great dessert and a good dessert wine to go with (or, finish with a cheese course and a good red wine or port).

PS Quite a lot of people are allergic to merlot, if you're entertaining strangers, even if not to any other kind of wine.

Answer 4

I usually go with wine that is the same color as the meat for best taste and table aesthetics. But ham isn't one of those things I think wine compliments very well. I'd go with a nice white ale with dinner and a nice dessert wine.

Answer 5

While Merlot would be a suitable choice you may want to try a "Mirrasou" Pinot Noir to add a little spice to your dinner.
Its very smooth, real fantastic nose, and a great body with good lasting ability!

It normally sells for between $9 - $10 a bottle but its worth it.

Answer 6

Pinot Grigio

Answer 7

serve what you like, I find wine parring are not that one the money,

people will always be more inpressed with a kick *** bottle of something you like more then the wine parring

send them home and make them ask for you to write down what you served, that will make you fell good

Answer 8

yea or a Pinot Noir

Answer 9

you dont drink wine with ham thats just un cooth

Answer 10

i prefer night train or wild irish rose. mad dog 20/20 is another fine choice.