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Wine & food pairing guides

Each guide below is a complete pairing answer - a static matrix of dish variants and wine styles, real bottle picks across price bands, and the reasoning most sites skip. Pick your dish.

Pizza

Match the sauce's acidity first; let the topping fine-tune body.

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Pasta

Pair the sauce, not the pasta shape: acidity for tomato, body for cream.

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Steak

Fat and protein tame tannin - the richer the cut, the bolder the red.

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Lamb

Gamey, herbal richness wants earthy, structured old-world reds.

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Salmon

Acidity cuts salmon's oil; keep tannin low - it's the metallic-taste culprit.

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Chicken

Chicken is neutral - pair the sauce and the cooking method instead.

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Turkey

A crowded plate wants a versatile, fruity, low-tannin diplomat - not a tannic bully.

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Cheese

Match intensity; acidity or sweetness cuts the fat. White beats red more often than you'd think.

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Sushi

High acid, zero tannin, no oak. Bubbles or off-dry whites for soy and spice.

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Spicy food

Sweetness + low alcohol cool the burn; tannin + high alcohol make it worse.

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Chocolate

The wine must be at least as sweet as the chocolate - and match its intensity.

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Seafood

Crisp, dry, oak-free, tannin-free - richness of the dish sets how full the white can go.

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