Fall Wine Pairings: Best Wines to Enjoy with the Season’s Flavors
Chicken Pot Pie with Leeks and Thyme
This chicken pot pie with leeks comes together in just about an hour and uses only one skillet.
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Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower and Crispy Capers
MEATLESS
For family-style dinner parties, look no further than this oven-roasted cauliflower pasta dish with crispy capers that’s sure to be the guest of honor.
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WINE PAIRING: Grüner Veltliner - Austria's best white wine variety ismade up of peppery notes and citrusy freshness complement the lemony and caper-forward flavors of the piccata. The wine's crisp acidity will cut through the richness of any buttery sauce, while its mild spiciness adds an extra layer of complexity.
*Note: Sauvignon Blanc drinkers tend to enjoy the bright citrus notes of Grüner Veltliner, as well as its occasional hints of herbaceousness. Pinot Grigio fans tend to appreciate Grüner Veltliner's bright character, energetic texture, and ability to pair with a wide range of foods.Jul
Roasted Maple Chicken with Acorn Squash
Incorporate a Roasted Maple Chicken dinner into your routine that is easy and delicious. Crispy chicken over a bed of acorn squash topped with a maple syrup glaze will have everyone asking for seconds.
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Roasted Sausage with Apples, Fennel, and Onions
This recipe is quick and easy, and packed with seasonal vegetables like fennel, red onion and apples. This dish curbs all of our autumnal cravings, and requires very little prep, leaving the oven to do all the hard work for you.
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WINE PAIRING: Spicy raw fennel becomes soft and sweet when cooked, so a completely dry or slightly off-dry Pinot Gris has spice, honey and ripe fruit flavors that play to the complex sweetness of cooked fennel.
The cherry and berry characters of Italian Barbera are offset by notes of anise and other sweet spices and dried herbs. It’s especially good paired with fennel-flecked Italian sausage.
*Note: Barbera is primarily a dry, non-sparkling wine that ranges from medium-bodied to full-bodied, like Syrah, with low tannins and high acidity.
WARM KALE, SAUSAGE & BUTTERNUT SQUASH SALAD
This salad needs to happen in your kitchen ASAP! It's the kind of dish that's supposed to be a side, but which can absolutely satisfy all on it's own.
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WINE PAIRING: A rich white like oak-aged chardonnay; If you’d prefer a red wine, a grenache or syrah will meld with the dish’s flavors, nicely.
PORK CHOPS & APPLE SLAW (WITH CREAMY POLENTA)
Starting with thick juicy, pink in the center chops, served over creamy polenta, with baby kale and a slightly spicy apple fennel slaw. This is legitimately one of the best meals I have ever eaten. The variety of texture, the brightness of flavours and the tenderness of the chops are mouth-wateringly good together!
WINE PAIRING: Cabernet Sauvignon. Known across the world for its higher tannins and full-bodied flavors, this acidic liquor pairs well with any and every red meat delicacy. The full-bodied wine perfectly complements the rich taste of red meats.
Farro Salad with Roasted Root Vegetables
MEATLESS
Step up your salad game by making this warm farro salad with roasted root vegetables! Simple ingredients like roasted vegetables, lemon and rosemary complement each other perfectly. Make it vegan by simply omitting the goat cheese.
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WINE PAIRING:
A lighter-bodied reds such as a Pinot Noir or a Chianti; The earthy components of these wines have many friends in the plant-based culinary world, like beans, legumes, root vegetables, and mushrooms.
Pumpkin Lasagne
MEATLESS
Canned pumpkin puree, Swiss chard, sage, nutmeg, and two cheeses make this a savory, satisfying, flavor-packed meal. We LOVE this unique take on a classic comfort dish for the Fall from Food & Wine Magazine!
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WINE PAIRING: Pinot grigio, with its easy-going nature, is often a go-to white wine for many drinkers. The grape hails from Italy’s Friuli region and usually shows nice mouthwatering acidity and inviting apple and pear flavors
Cauliflower Soup with Herbed Goat Cheese
MEATLESS
This soup is comforting, thick, creamy, and burstng with flavor! Goat cheese and starches are a match made in Heaven, so the possibilities are endless with this scrumptious cheese. But if you aren’t a fan of goat cheese, then substitute it for another soft cheese with that tang like feta.
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** Sweet Treats...
For dessert, nothing complements the warm spices of a pumpkin pie or apple tart like a glass of sweet Riesling or Moscato, making it the perfect way to end a fall meal. Whether you prefer red, white, or sweet wines, there's a pairing for every autumn dish that will elevate your dining experience and make the season even more enjoyable.
Some of our favorite dessert recipes:
** AND MORE…
For any other fall dishes you’ll be making throughout the next few months, and aren’t sure of the best wines to pair with them, these food and wine pairing principles can help:
Acid loves Acid,
Oaky and Smoky,
Sweet complements Sweet,
Tannin moderates Bitterness
Acid helps cut through Fatty textures.
** If you're looking to try some local wines that fit with these recipes, check out some of the wineries around town:
Browne Family Winery
Pearl and Stone Wine
Dahlman Cellars
The Lazy Ballerina Wine Bar
Shiloh Estates Cellars