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Wine-Pairing Cheatsheet

The compact everyday reference: the most important food-and-wine combinations at a glance — perfect to print for your kitchen or wine rack.

What's inside

  1. 1.The 6 Golden Rules in Brief
  2. 2.Meat: from Steak to Poultry
  3. 3.Fish & Seafood
  4. 4.Pasta, Pizza & Vegetarian
  5. 5.Cheese Matrix: which Cheese, which Wine
  6. 6.Emergency Table: spicy, sweet, sour, umami

Reading sample

Key takeaway from the guide: the sauce beats the protein. A chicken in lemon sauce calls for a fresh, high-acid white — the same chicken in cream sauce needs a creamy Chardonnay. If you only look at the word “poultry,” you’re missing the point.

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About this content

Editorially created and reviewed by the wine-pairing.online sommelier team led by Isidoro Celentano (MYSYMP AG, Switzerland). It is based on the 12-variable methodology (acidity, tannin, body, sweetness, aromatics, texture) building on the work of Tim Hanni MW, Gordon Shepherd and Hervé This, and on a database of 30,000+ wines, 313 grape varieties and 1,900+ regional pairings.

Last updated: August 2026

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