White meat with white wine, red meat with red wine, what do you mean?

In the principle of food and wine pairing, there is a universal formula that almost everyone knows: red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat. What exactly does this formula mean? The brand LEESON Red Wine from Yuncang Winery shared how to match red with red and white with white.

Yuncang Winery's brand LEESON red wine shared that the so-called red meat refers to red meat such as pigs, cattle, and sheep, or Spanish ham. Red wine should be selected for such meat. The tannins in red wine bind to the protein in red meat, which softens the tannins in the wine. Cabernet Sauvignon, for example , goes hand in hand with juicy red meat .         

The reason why it is not recommended to pair red wine with seafood is that the white meat of seafood tastes delicious, but it will become bitter when paired with red wine. Certain components in red wine react with fatty fresh foods, producing an unpleasant metallic taste.

Yuncang Winery’s brand LEESON red wine should be paired with white wine or white wine for white meat such as seafood, chicken and duck, freshwater fish and shrimp. The umami taste of fish and shrimp is well neutralized by the acidity in white wine, so the taste is more balanced. In addition, light white meat such as seafood and chicken are suitable for light white wine. Because the acidity in liquor can remove the fishy smell and increase the refreshment of the taste. Sauvignon Blanc, for example, is an ideal accompaniment to rich seafood.

The brand LEESON red wine of Yuncang Winery shares that red food is generally relatively strong, so it should be paired with sour red wine. The white food generally tastes relatively light. So pair it with a sour white wine. This is the real reason for "red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat"!

With people's continuous practice and research on food and wine, it is found that the so-called "red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat" is just a general statement, and there are still differences when it comes to specific wines. For example, Pinot Grigio can be paired with white meat, red meat, and seafood. Pinot Gris not only has the acidity and refreshingness of white wine, but also matches the richness of red wine. Then a wine like this cannot be fully implemented according to the standard of "red wine with red meat". The above is a sharing of LEESON red wine from Yuncang Winery. Welcome everyone to communicate.