White And Red Wine Pairing

The Perfect Pair…

There are many beautiful wines being made here along the Hermanus Wine Route. The selection of wine estates in Hermanus are producing some of the best crafted, crisp, cool climate wines. Naturally when buying a bottle of wine a person would want to find out what food, cheese and more goes best with the wine. We here at ShowMe have created a simple, easy to follow guide for you to follow. Bottoms up!

Sauvignon Blanc

Cheese: Feta and Goats Cheese

Nuts: Pine Nuts

Meat: Turkey and Chicken

Seafood: Oysters and Sole

Fruit/Vegetables: Apple and Chives

Dessert: Sorbet

Chardonnay

Cheese: Havarti

Nuts: Almonds

Meat: Chicken, pork and Veal

Seafood: Crab and Shrimp

Fruit/Vegetables: Mango and gem squash

Dessert: Banana Bread

Riesling

Cheese: Gouda Cheese

Nuts: Candied walnuts

Meat: Smoked meats and duck

Seafood: Trout

Fruit/Vegetables: Apricots and chilli peppers

Dessert: Apple Crumble

Rose

Cheese: Mozzarella

Nuts: Walnuts

Meat: Veal

Seafood: Mixed seafood paella

Fruit/Vegetables: Strawberries and asparagus

Dessert: Fruit salad topped with cream or ice cream

Pinot Noir

Cheese: Brie

Nuts: Walnuts

Meat: Lamb and chicken

Seafood: Tuna

Fruit/Vegetables:  Mushrooms, figs and strawberries

Dessert: Crème Brule

Syrah

Cheese: Cheddar

Nuts: Hazelnuts

Meat: Venison and spiced meats

Seafood: Salmon

Fruit/Vegetables: Tomatoes and mixed berries

Dessert: Black forest cake

Merlot

Cheese: Parmesan

Nuts: Chestnuts

Meat: Steak

Seafood: Swordfish and tuna

Fruit/Vegetables: Onions and plums

Dessert: Fondue

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cheese: Gorgonzola

Nuts: Walnuts

Meat: Beef Stew and rib eye steak

Seafood: Grilled Tuna

Fruit/Vegetables: Cherries and tomatoes

Dessert: Dark Chocolate

Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine. ― Joan Collins

 Source: Savory TV

View more about the various wine estates in Hermanus and the Overberg:

• The Stanford wine route
• Wine farms in Stanford
• The Bot River wine route
• The various wine estates along the Bot River wine route
• Hermanus Wine Route
• Wine Estates along the hermanus wine route