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WineAndLeisure.com INNISKILLIN’S WINE & FOOD
PAIRING TABLE
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     By Maria Moessner, Inniskillin Estate Sommelier

   

 ACIDIC, TART FOODS
 (Requires High Acid Wine)
Whites:
 Riesling Reserve
 Pinot Grigio
 Auxerrios
 Chardonnay (black label)

Reds:
 Cabernet Franc (black label)
 Pinot Noir (black label)
 Merlot (black label)
 BITTER FOODS
 (Requires light whites or
 reds with medium acidity)
Whites:
 Pinot Grigio
 Chardonnay (black label)

Reds:
 Cabernet Franc
 Gamay Noir
 Pinot Noir
 RICH/FATTY FOODS
 (Requires acidic or oaky whites;
 tannic, full-bodied reds)
Whites:
 Single Vineyard Chardonnay’s
 Klose, Montague, Seeger, Schuele, Culp
 Chardonnay Reserve
 Chardonnay Founders Reserve
 Riesling
 Riesling Reserve
 Viognier

Reds:
 Meritage Reserve
 Cabernet Franc Reserve
 Pinot Noir Founders Reserve
 Pinot Noir Montague Vineyard
 Cabernet Sauvignon Klose Vineyard
 Merlot Schuele Vineyard
 Shiraz Braeburn Vineyard
 SALTY OR SMOKED
 (Requires slightly sweet whites
 or light fruity reds)
Whites:
 Riesling
 Late Autumn Riesling
 Travigne Rose
 Special Select Late Harvest Riesling

Reds:
 Gamay Noir
 Pinot Noir (black label)
 Travigne Red
 Cabernet Franc (black label)
 SPICY/HOT FOODS
 (Requires slightly sweet whites
 or low tannin and/or fruity reds)
Whites:
 Riesling
 Late Autumn Riesling
 Special Select and Select Late Autumn: Riesling
 Cabernet Franc
 Vidal
 Travigne Rose

Dry Whites:
 Pinot Blanc
 Riesling Reserve
 Pinot Grigio
 Viognier

Reds:
 Pinot Noir Montague Vineyard
 Pinot Noir Reserve
 Gamay Noir
 Pinot Noir (black label)
 Merlot (black label)
 Zweigelt
 Travigne Red
 Cabernet Franc (black label)
 SWEET FOODS With slightly sweet savory foods… slightly sweet wines:
 Riesling
 Late Autumn Riesling
 Special Select and Select Late Harvest: Riesling
 Cabernet Franc
 Vidal
 Travigne Rose

With desserts… very sweet wines:
  Icewines:
   Vidal (pearl)
   Riesling (silver)
   Oak-Aged Vidal (gold)
   Chenin Blanc
   Cabernet Franc
   Sparkling

Izabela Kalabis and Maria Moessner
Resident Chef & Estate Sommelier, Inniskillin

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