Wine and food pairing guides

Decant is built for the moment when you already have a bottle and need to decide what to cook. These guides hold everything the app knows, written out in full: 30 recipes, 26 wine regions and a plain explanation of how pairing works.

The six wine styles

• Light red wine: what to cook
  Pinot Noir, Gamay, Barbera. Five recipes and 4 regions.
• Full-bodied red wine: what to cook
  Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo (Barolo), Syrah, Malbec. Five recipes and 6 regions.
• Dry white wine: what to cook
  Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Chablis. Five recipes and 4 regions.
• Rich white wine: what to cook
  Oaked Chardonnay, Viognier, White Rioja. Five recipes and 4 regions.
• Dry rosé wine: what to cook
  Provence rosé, Rosado, dry rosé generally. Five recipes and 4 regions.
• Sparkling wine: what to cook
  Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, Crémant. Five recipes and 4 regions.

Reference guides

• How wine pairing works
  Acidity, tannin, body and sweetness, with three working rules and examples.
• The quickest dishes and the pantry basics
  All 30 recipes ranked by time and calories.
• 26 wine destinations
  Regions grouped by wine style.

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