One Dish. One Bottle. No Stress.
Tonight’s dish: Beef Stroganoff. Classic comfort food — tender beef, mushrooms, onions, finished with cream. Most people automatically reach for a red. I usually don’t. Because of the cream, Stroganoff actually works beautifully with a structured white wine. The bottle: - Chardonnay (not oaky, more Burgundian style), or - Mosel Riesling — dry, with acidity to cut through the richness Why it works: - Cream needs freshness, not tannin - Acidity lifts the dish instead of fighting it - You finish the plate feeling satisfied, not heavy Simple rule: When a meat dish is cream-based, think texture first — not color. If you cooked this at home, what would you pour? Red out of habit — or would you try a white?