Sherry

White · Light · Dry

Citrus, cut grass, and a wire of acid. Marlborough makes it loudest; Sancerre makes it most refined. Either way, it cuts cleanly through goat cheese, herbs, and anything with shellfish.

Works with Sherry Salad · Sherry Chicken · Chicken Sherry +18 more Sherry Salad · Sherry Chicken · Chicken Sherry · Sherry Vinaigrette · Pheasant In Sherry · Mushrooms And Sherry · Mushroom Soup Sherry · Sherry And Tomato Soup · Snapper Soup With Sherry · Halibut With Sherry Sauce · Chicken Sherry Cream Sauce · Sherry Shallot Vinaigrette · Black Bean Soup With Sherry · Endive Salad Sherry Vinaigrette · Chicken Crusted Pistachio And Sherry · French Onion Soup Made With Cream Sherry · Cornish Hen With Current Jelly And Sherry · Wood Fire Cornish Hen + Onion Sherry Sauce + Almonds · Lyonnaise Salad With Lentils And A Sherry Vinaigrette · Chicken Breasts With Wild Rice In A Sherry/sour Cream Sauce · Green Salad With Dried Figs, Walnuts And Blue Cheese W/sherry Vinaigre

Red · Light · Dry

Burgundy's most temperamental grape, but the rewards are real — translucent ruby with a perfumed lift of red cherry, forest floor, and clove. Silken tannins and bright acid make it the most versatile red on the table; serve cool, around 58°F.

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Rosé · Light · Dry

Provence's gift to summer — dry, pale, faintly strawberry-and-citrus, with low alcohol and crisp acid. Made to drink cold, with food, in the shade.

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White · Medium · Dry

The most-planted white grape and the most chameleon-like. Crisp and steely from Chablis; rich, oaky, and tropical from California. Read the label, then match the style to the dish.

Works with Sherry Sauce · Sherry Chicken · Chicken Sherry +15 more Sherry Sauce · Sherry Chicken · Chicken Sherry · Sherry And Soup · Sherry Cream Sauce · Pheasant In Sherry · Mushroom Soup Sherry · Sherry And Tomato Soup · Snapper Soup With Sherry · Halibut With Sherry Sauce · Chicken Sherry Cream Sauce · Black Bean Soup With Sherry · Pasta With Crab And Sherry Sauce · Chicken Crusted Pistachio And Sherry · Cornish Hen With Current Jelly And Sherry · Wood Fire Cornish Hen + Onion Sherry Sauce + Almonds · Chicken Breasts With Wild Rice In A Sherry/sour Cream Sauce · Green Salad With Dried Figs, Walnuts And Blue Cheese W/sherry Vinaigre

White · Light · Dry

Italy's everyday white — light, lemony, neutral by design. Pleasant with anything; profound with very little. The best Friuli bottles are quietly excellent.

Works with Sherry Salad · Sherry Vinaigrette · Mushrooms And Sherry +10 more Sherry Salad · Sherry Vinaigrette · Mushrooms And Sherry · Mushroom Soup Sherry · Sherry And Tomato Soup · Snapper Soup With Sherry · Halibut With Sherry Sauce · Sherry Shallot Vinaigrette · Endive Salad Sherry Vinaigrette · Pasta With Crab And Sherry Sauce · Wood Fire Cornish Hen + Onion Sherry Sauce + Almonds · Lyonnaise Salad With Lentils And A Sherry Vinaigrette · Green Salad With Dried Figs, Walnuts And Blue Cheese W/sherry Vinaigre

Red · Full · Dry

The benchmark for full-bodied red — structured, age-worthy, unapologetic. Black currant, graphite, and tobacco lead into firm tannins that demand protein on the plate. Decant young bottles; cellar the serious ones.

Works with Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce +3 more Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce · Beef Tenderloin Sherry Sauce · Green Salad With Dried Figs, Walnuts And Blue Cheese W/sherry Vinaigre · Crispy Berkshire Pork Belly With Heirloom Tomato, Pepadew, Frisee And Sherry Agri-doux

Sparkling · Light · Dry

Méthode champenoise from the most chalk-rich corner of France — fine bubbles, brioche, lemon zest, and a finish that goes on for half a minute. The wine for anything fried, salty, or special.

Works with Snapper Soup With Sherry · Halibut With Sherry Sauce · French Onion Soup Made With Cream Sherry +1 more Snapper Soup With Sherry · Halibut With Sherry Sauce · French Onion Soup Made With Cream Sherry · Chicken Breasts With Wild Rice In A Sherry/sour Cream Sauce

Red · Full · Dry

Argentina's signature grape: deep purple, plummy, and remarkably smooth for its weight. Soft tannins and a touch of cocoa make it the dinner-party Cabernet alternative — and far easier on the wallet.

Works with Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce +1 more Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce · Beef Tenderloin Sherry Sauce

Red · Full · Dry

Shiraz's more reserved European cousin — Northern Rhône style, all violets, black olive, and white pepper. Less brawn, more poise; pairs as well with lamb as with peppered duck breast.

Works with Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce +1 more Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Beef In Sherry Cream Sauce · Beef Tenderloin Sherry Sauce

White · Light · Off-dry

Aromatic, racy, and shapeshifting — bone-dry in Alsace, off-dry on the Mosel, syrupy and ageless when late-harvested. The single most versatile wine for spicy food on earth.

Works with Pork Sherry Cream Sauce · Pork Cutlet With Sherry · Crispy Berkshire Pork Belly With Heirloom Tomato, Pepadew, Frisee And Sherry Agri-doux

Fortified · Medium · Dry

Andalusia's fortified white — runs from bone-dry Fino through nutty Amontillado to syrupy PX. The dry styles pair brilliantly with tapas; the sweet ones replace dessert entirely.

Works with Sherry And Soup · Sherry And Tomato Soup · Black Bean Soup With Sherry

Fortified · Full · Sweet

Spanish table wine, broadly — Tempranillo, Garnacha, or a regional blend. Sun-soaked, food-friendly, increasingly remarkable for the price.

Works with Wild Mushroom Soup With Sherry · Torta Del Caesar With Sherry Syrup · Chestnut And Sherry Soup With Truffle Cornish