What wine with poultry?
Food and wine pairing · classic benchmarks: the preparation and your taste come first.
Roast chicken, guinea fowl, turkey: fine flesh that leaves the choice open between a supple red and a generous white. Burgundy plays both sides.
Red
A supple, lightly tannic Pinot Noir or Gamay never overpowers the flesh.
White
A generous Chardonnay answers creamy sauces and roast birds.
How to use these pairings
A good pairing balances the dish and the wine: neither should dominate. The suggestions above are proven classics for the category, not rules: the preparation, the sauce and your taste matter more. When in doubt, the regional pairing (the wine from the dish's homeland) rarely fails.
What about your cellar?
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