Why Not Have A Wine and Dine Party
Joseph
Filed under Food and Wine
As a wonderful excuse for a pleasant social gathering, not much beats a wine and dine party. With a little planning you can put together a great dinner party. This is a great way to bring close friends and new neighbors and acquaintances together. Good food and wine will enhance the event and your social standing. This is a great excuse to break out that great bottle of wine you have been saving for a special occasion. Follow the simple steps to throwing your wine and dine party, and enjoy your evening.
A Wine and Dine Party
Decide whether you will match the food to the wine, or the wine to the food. If you have a meal or courses you are keen to try, or have meals you prefer to present, select appropriate wines to enhance your choices. Alternatively, choose your wines and then plan a menu which will complement your selections. There are thousands of these combinations, and the most important thing to remember is that there is no wrong way to do this.
Red Wine or White Wine
If you decide to base your evening on wine (a great idea!) you have many options. You can choose to have all white wines or all red wines. There is nothing at all boring in this, and there many choices of red and whites to pair with all the menu options. One straightforward option, if you are looking for ideas, is a soup and seafood night with accompanying white wines. Plenty of well-tried menus are available for this option. Try pairing Pinot Grigio with shrimp pasta in an alfredo sauce.
If you want to go with red wines, choose a lighter red or even a rose for the soup or entrée courses. Say you are choosing to serve a spicy rice and sausage Cajun mix at this party, a nice red Zinfandel would compliment the spicy Cajun food perfectly.
A Traditional Approach
If you are looking for a more formal party, serve both red and white wines appropriate to the course being served. This makes for the most elegant dining experience. Start with white wine and rose with soup and entrée, leading to a more fully flavored main course with matching red wine. Pair a sweet style of wine with dessert and round out the evening with a fortified wine such as port, with coffee. A divine dining experience!
Another important thing to remember is to realize that one wine does not merely complement one food, they both equally enhance one another and you may find a different combination to be more pleasing to your palette. Choose a theme for your meal, take some time to plan the menu and the wines, and be the key to a memorable evening.
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