He suggests some simple and straightforward explanation to pairing wine with dinner. According with his article the most important is essential to stay consistent with the entire menu, keep in the same line of food for the entire menu so you do not need to have different wines to match any of the foods.
Keep in mind that:
Red and white wines are the wines typically used for dinners. Other wines include champagne, which is often consumed during celebrations when food is not being served, and a rose wine (pronounced ROH-ZAY), which is a light wine for casual summer days.
Choose a white wine when you're having a light dinner, consisting of pasta with light sauces like olive oil and garlic, chicken or turkey dishes, fish and vegetarian dishes. Good wines to try are Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Choose a red wine when you're having a heavier meal, consisting of pork, lamb, or red meat, or pasta with hearty tomato sauce. Good wine choices for these dishes are Pinot Noir, Burgundy and Merlot.
If you're having a very heavy meal, such as game meats like venison, duck, or rabbit, the best choice is a full wine, such as cabernet sauvignon or syrahs.
Extracted from:
How to Choose a Wine With Dinner | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2305546_choose-wine-dinner.html#ixzz11AD0i4zF
Read more:
How to Choose the Right Dinner Wine | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5042060_choose-right-dinner-wine.html#ixzz11ADopphU
But waht I really wanted to know was if it was wine or beer what goes better with pizza. According to Jim Clark, author of Beer and Pizza, and the begining of Pizza Pairing,
"The idea that certain wines go well with certain foods is an old one – even teetotalers know the “red with meat, white with fish” cliché. Beer’s place at the table is less codified, and beer drinkers can be reluctant to explore food pairing – why ruin beer by creating a lot of rules? After all, one of the most stifling things about enjoying wine is the old-fashioned, hoity-toity sense that some authority will come along, judge your wine choice, and find it lacking. Beer drinkers are wise to avoid that, and the wine world has had to work hard free itself from that snobbery (a work in progress, at least)."If you are really woried about the election I recommend you to read about this at:
http://www.starchefs.com/wine/features/html/beer-and-food/html/index.shtml
But in conclusion I must say that the rule is that there are no rules, your taste will decide what you like and no matter what people say you will enjoy only what you really like.
For this week end we suggest a "Tango a la Chile Pizza" with Beer or Wine and Caramel cheese cake for dessert.
Enjoy and have fun ! See you next Saturday.
CIG
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