Wine and Nuts

One of my favourite snacks in front of the TV is nuts. However matching wine to them can be tricky. Nuts, like other food, are very individual possessing unique tastes and characteristics. They’re packed with protein, carbohydrates and vitamins and are actually quite a substantial food product. Most importantly, they’re fairly fatty and require equally substantial wines. Light styles just don’t seem to cut it here. You’ll need fortified, sweet or powerful selections. Try sweeter sherries, Tokaji Aszu, Madeira, reciotto Amarone, dessert Muscat, tawny or vintage port for best results. If salty nuts are your downfall, pick drier variations of the aforementioned like Fino and Manzanillo sherry or white port. Get crackin’.