Pairing Chicken and Wine

This is one special chicken dish. Morel mushrooms are top of the line. The chicken used was a Poulet de Bresse, France's best chicken. Let's hope that the wine was up to the challenge.

Choosing a Wine to Match Your Chicken Dish

At the risk of repeating myself, while chicken is a "white" meat many of the suggested pairings are with red wines. Depending on the dish, sometimes the proposed reds are powerful ones. But if you feel like a white wine, there still are plenty of suggested chicken dishes. And guess what, you don't have to follow these "rules." As always, you may take into consideration the spicing, the accompaniments, and sauce, if any. Enjoy!

Chicken Dish	Recommended Wines
Barbequed Chicken	Beaujolais, Chenin Blanc, Riesling
Chicken Cacciatore	Chianti, Nebbiolo, Zinfandel
Chicken Curry	Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
Chicken Kiev	Burgundy (White), Riesling
Chicken Stir Fry	Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris (Alsace), Riesling
Chicken Tetrazini	Chianti, Viognier
Coq au Vin	Barolo, Burgundy (Red), Ribera del Duero
Fried Chicken	Beaujolais, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc
Roast Chicken	Beaujolais, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot

The following table presents wine and food pairing information, sorted by wine, rather than by chicken dish. When you click on any wine a new page pops up telling you what you need to know about that wine. This short page makes specific purchase recommendations, usually in three price ranges.

Wine	Wine Type	Recommended Chicken Dish
Barolo	Powerful Italian Red	Coq au Vin
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Barbequed Chicken, Fried Chicken
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Roast Chicken
Burgundy(Red)	Classic French Wine	Coq au Vin
Burgundy(White)	Classic French Wine	Chicken Kiev
Cabernet Sauvignon	Red Variety	Roast Chicken
Chardonnay	White Variety	Roast Chicken
Chenin Blanc	White Variety	Barbequed Chicken, Fried Chicken
Chianti	Italian Red	Chicken Tetrazini, Chicken Cacciatore
Gewurztraminer	White Variety	Chicken Curry, Chicken Stir Fry
Merlot	Red Variety	Roast Chicken
Nebbiolo	Red Variety	Chicken Cacciatore
Pinot Gris (Alsace)	White Variety	Chicken Stir Fry
Ribera del Duero	Classic Spanish Red	Coq au Vin
Riesling	White Variety	Barbequed Chicken, Chicken Curry
Riesling	White Variety	Chicken Kiev, Chicken Stir Fry
Sauvignon Blanc	White Variety	Chicken Curry, Fried Chicken
Viognier	White Variety	Chicken Tetrazini
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Chicken Cacciatore

For my food pairing experiences with French wine read

My French wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with German wine read
My German wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with Italian wine read
My Italian wine articles

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