Friday, January 23, 2015

What's The Best Wine For This Meal?



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It is a question that has been asked for decades.  You've created a delicious meal, and now you want the best wine to go with it.  How do you choose? Celebrity chef Ming Tsai is here to help.  He stopped by Tonia's Kitchen to give an example, his Lemongrass Rice with chicken.  It's a spicy dish with heat coming from the jalapenos.  Ming says he likes to pair it with a nice Riesling or other wine that has a SMALL amount of residual sugar.  The reason, if there's just enough sugar, it will tone down the spiciness of the rice dish.  Ultimately, when you're looking for a wine to go with a meal, choose one with flavors that will balance out the flavors of what you're making, and you won't go wrong.