Which wines for dinner?

Red wine works with bacon wrapped dates

Make it easy to decide. Stick to these eight wines.

Buttery Chardonnay for dishes with cream sauces, cheese, shellfish
Sauvignon Blanc for light foods, fish, chicken; good aperitif wine.
Dry Rosé – versatile wine that goes with fish, chicken, cheese
Pinot Noir – Red wine, goes with moderate to medium foods, salmon, pork, chicken
Zinfandel – pizza, pastas, grilled red meat
Merlot – Red wine, beef, pork, lamb, chicken
Cabernet – Red wine, the ultimate juicy steak wine
Syrah – Red wine, BBQ red meats, pork ribs

When serving guests, open two to three different bottles and let your guests serve the wine they like.
Did your guest bring a wine for dinner? You should serve it along with other wine.
If you open a bottle and it smells like wet cardboard, it’s bad. Bring it back to the wine shop.

Make sure you have a good corkscrew. Use a knife or foil cutter to cut the very top of the foil on the neck of the bottle just below the top rim.
Use clear medium-sized wine glasses.
Pour the wine about one-third high in the glass.
When serving white wine, it is a good idea to have a wine insulator.
White wine is served chilled.
Red wine is served at room temperature but better around the low 60’s.
Make sure you have enough wine for your guests.