Food Wine Guide

Diners not familiar with food wine guide tend to find food wine pairings quite confusing.

Yet, this part of a dinner should be a pleasant experience, especially in one of our famous restaurant. Remember that you are never expected to be a wine expert.

Most Montreal restaurants have waiters that understand wine lists, while others offer the knowledge and the expertise of a sommelier. The best sommeliers are very down-to-earth. They are dedicated to making your dining and wining agreeable.

If you have a particular price in mind just point out an example on the wine list and ask if it seems like a good choice. You don’t have to order the most expensive wine on the list.

The waiter or the sommelier will immediately get your drift and find a selection in the category you indicated.

In Montreal restaurants, all the wines have been selected with care and you can be certain that most will be decent. Price is never a guarantee of quality.

The basic concept of food wine pairing is to compliment and enhance the flavours and the aroma of both the food and the wine.

Reds go with heavier meals, whites with lighter meals, red wine with red meat, and white wine with white meat.

Red wine with Italian food is always an excellent choice. Another approach in food wine pairing is to select a light-bodied wine with lighter food and a full-bodied wine with earthier and flavourful dishes.

Food wine parings are used as general guidelines, but the final choice is always yours to make. When dining at your favourite Montreal restaurant, especially in good company, you can always choose a wine you already know and like and then fully enjoy the meal, the conversation and the ambiance.