Wine and Vegetables

If you’re a vegetarian, there are lots of wine choices to match your favourite dish. Generally, wines that have vegetal, earthy, herbaceous or leathery qualities work best. For white varieties, try Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Pinot Grigio, Verdicchio or styles like white Bordeaux and white Rhones. Red varieties such as Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Carmenere, Pinot Noir, Barbera, Pinotage and styles like red Bordeaux, red Burgundy, red Rhones, Italian and Portuguese reds do an admirable job. You can always add some of the wine that you want to sip to the preparation of the dish to pull the flavours together. Either way, when it comes to matching wine to veggies, you certainly won’t go thirsty.