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Food & wine pairing

What are you cooking?

Include the sauce and how you are cooking it. The tool compares the dish with wine structure and explains the suggested matches.

How we have read your dish

Recognised: Tomato sauce, Pheasant, Butter, Cream, Roasted.

Medium weightCreamy or fatty

Not recognised: rich. Add a familiar main ingredient or sauce if these affect the dish.

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Wine suggestions for your dish

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Region
Pauillac, France
Grape
Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine type
Red wine
Rating
4.6 / 5 · around 90k ratings

Its recorded body suits the weight of the dish · Its recorded acidity offers a fresh contrast to richness · The catalogue also records a pairing with this food family

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Retails around €623–€650

Bodegas Roda

Roda Reserva Rioja

Region
Rioja, Spain
Grape
Tempranillo
Wine type
Red wine
Rating
4.2 / 5 · around 31k ratings

Its recorded body suits the weight of the dish · The catalogue also records a pairing with this food family

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Retails around €30

The Prisoner

Red Blend

Region
California, United States
Grape
Charbono / Shiraz/Syrah / Cabernet Sauvignon / Petite Sirah
Wine type
Red wine
Rating
4.4 / 5 · around 150k ratings

Its recorded body suits the weight of the dish · Its recorded acidity offers a fresh contrast to richness · The catalogue also records a pairing with this food family

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Pair dinner with your own wine

Membership adds more suggestions and uses your saved preferences and feedback. You can also restrict the results to bottles in your cellar.

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Around 500 food, dish and preparation profiles in the library.

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How the matching works

Matching considers the dish’s weight, richness, acidity, sweetness and heat alongside the available wine structure. Member results also use saved preferences and feedback. We leave missing wine details unknown rather than filling them in.

Read more about food and wine pairing in Virginia Tech’s food and wine guidance.

Food and wine pairing for your dish | WineVery