Popcorn and Wine Pairings
Popcorn and wine can make for the perfect movie or snack match Here is how to make the perfect Popcorn and Wine Pairings.
Course: Recipes Genres
Keyword: pairing, popcorn, Wine
Author: Food, Wine, and Love | myposhmedia llc
OKAY, SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO MATCH OR COMPLIMENT WHEN IT COMES TO POPCORN ANYWAY?
There is a trick to pairing these multi flavored popcorn recipes by the way.
POPCORN AND WINE PAIRINGS
- Plain popcorn- can be air popped or microwaved or even made on the stove! This popcorn totally deserves a light white wine that will not overtake the light taste of simply popcorn. Try a fruity flavor wine or light white wine. Good choices include Sauvignon blanc or a Chardonnay (avoid an oaked flavor wine).
- Salted homemade popcorn. This popcorn is often made on the stove, in a popper or microwave. We are not adding any butter to it. We can play of the salty taste in salted popcorn. Try offsetting and complimenting the salted popcorn with a crisp or fruity wine such as a Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon blanc or a Chardonnay .
- Buttered Popcorn- I am going to included the movie theater as well as the homemade with butter on top. Butter is the key flavor here. Having said that, there is a perfect wine for a butter taste, Chardonnay is a good choice for this. However, a sparkling rose, Pinot Noir or Pinot Grigio will also work here!
- Caramel Corn. The perfect sweet popcorn flavor with a bit of a hard coating on it too. A sweet or less dry wine could work well here. A Moscato, Riesling, or Pinot Grigio may work well for you.
- Cheesy Popcorn- usually this will be a cheddar kind of cheesy popcorn. Often this is a salty popcorn as well. A full bodied wine could work well here. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or even a Zinfandal could work here.
- Chocolate Popcorn- we have all experimented with this idea as some time I think. Anyway, pair your chocolate covered with drizzles etc popcorn with-. Red wine is a nice choice from sweet to not so sweet. Cabernet Sauvignon, Pino Noir, or Merlot.