Objective Pairing

Components

Food Component	Desired Wine Trait	French Examples
Fat	High acidity / Tannin	Chablis, Madiran
Protein	Tannin / Full body	Cornas, Cahors
Salt	Acidity / Residual sugar	Muscadet, Alsace Gewürztraminer
Sweetness	Equal or more sugar	Sauternes, Banyuls
Acidity	Equal or more acid	Alsace Riesling, Champagne
Spice/Heat	Low alcohol, low tannin	Alsace Pinot Gris, Beaujolais
Umami	Low tannin, aged/oxidized	Burgundy Pinot Noir, Vin Jaune
Weight/Texture	Body match	Pouilly-Fumé, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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