Ep 174 – Summer Food and Wine Pairing Challenge

This week we are talking about summer food and wine pairings. We were brainstorming ideas for episodes and we came up with the idea of picking four different foods we eat mostly in the summertime and pair with some past favorite wines.

Food and Wine Featured in this episode:

Hamburgers

• Tony’s Pick: Harney Lane Old Vine Zinfandel, Lizzy James Vineyard
• Betty’s Pick: Isabel Mondavi Cabernet Rose

Grilled Veggies

• Betty’s Pick: Pierre Sparr Crémant D’Alsace Brut Rose – NV
• Tony’s Pick: Shaya Arindo Rueda

Brats

• Tony’s Pick: Domaine J. Laurens Les Graimenous Brut Crémant de Limoux
• Betty’s Pick: Cartograph Wines Green Ranch Riesling 2017

Corn on the Cob

• Betty’s Pick: Wente Riva Ranch Chardonnay 2016  
• Tony’s Pick: Medeiros Branco 2016

Sources:

• Wine Folly Tutorial on Burger and Wine Pairings
• The Kitchn’s 5 Tips for Pairing Wine with Vegetables
• Serious Eats Ask a Sommelier: Best Wine to Pair with Sausage
• Chicago Tribune’s How to Pair Wine 
• Montreal Gazette’s Pairing up Ketchup and wine