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How to match wine with vegetables
Our changing diet, which increasingly revolves around vegetable, makes wine-matching a bit trickier, but there’s no need to overthink it
TL;DR
- The Western diet is shifting away from meat, making traditional wine pairings more complex.
- Gen Z's preference for lighter wines, potentially influenced by social media, impacts the popularity of high-tannin reds.
- Vegetable-centric cooking requires creative wine matching, but overthinking is unnecessary.
- Floral white wines with acidity, like Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Spanish Albariño, pair well with green vegetables.
- Cooking methods (e.g., charring, adding cream/coconut) influence wine choice, suggesting options like Alsatian Gewürztraminer or Argentine Torrontes.
- Red wines can complement vegetables like aubergines, mushrooms, roots, and beans, with specific examples including Bekaa Valley reds, Spanish Tempranillo or Garnacha, and French Braucol.
- Strong cheeses can be paired with more robust wines, potentially including New World Cabernet.