Pairing Wings with Wine for the Holidays

By Wings Over New Haven

The holidays are almost here and it’s time to start thinking about your food and beverage menus.

While you may not necessarily think about pairing wings with wine, there are several wines that work well with chicken wings.

If you have barbecue wings, you can pair them with a Non-Vintage Champagne. The wine is a reasonably good match with the barbecue wings, with the sweetness of the sauce unaffected by the dryness of the wine. Those seeking a perfect match for the barbecue wings may want to try a semi-dry sparkler.

This wine is also a successful combination with spicy wings, because each component will hold its own against the other, and the wine will perform a refreshing, palate-deglazing function against the hot, acidic sauce.

If you’re looking to serve white wine, your best bet is to go with an off-dry Riesling. This wine will keep its flavor best with both barbecue and spicy wings.

With barbecue wings, a Pinot Noir will do a fairly good balancing act with the barbecue wings, allowing each to showcase its strengths. A Pinot Noir is less ideal for hot wings.

A Zinfandel is also a good match for the barbecue wing because it has enough sweet fruit to balance the sweet barbecue sauce. It was also a good match with the spicy wing, holding up nicely in the face of the heat and acidity of the sauce.

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