Warming up Frozen Entrées with Wine
by Leslie Brenner
Heat. Serve. Pop the cork.
Leslie Brenner, wineanswers.com contributor and author of
Fear of Wine, says that it’s a snap for Americans, who love their frozen food entrées, to enhance their dinner experience with great-tasting wine. Brenner recently helped wineanswers.com test which wines paired best with some of America’s top favorite frozen food entrées.
“What we found is that no matter what entrée you choose for dinner, there’s a wine choice for you,” says Brenner. “In fact, both red and white wine paired nicely with all the dinners we tested – whether it was a vegetarian option or the all-American meat and potatoes.” Here are some basic rules of thumb to simplify the process of picking a wine to drink with your favorite frozen meal:
- Drink what you like – Whether it’s red or white wine, you really can’t go wrong
- Check the grocery aisle – When you’re at the store buying your frozen dinner entrée, take a quick trip down the wine aisle where you’ll find a wide variety of affordable selections
- Re-cork it – You don’t have to dump the bottle if you don’t finish it. Just re-cork it and it will stay fresh for 3-4 days in the refrigerator
- Keep a stash – Creating a nice pantry selection of wines is easy. Just gather bottles of all-purpose red and white wines to have on hand to enjoy with any meal
- Don’t worry about the glass –Whether it’s a tumbler or stemmed – any glass can be a wine glass.
And for the wines? Check out our interactive
Frozen Entrée Matcher for wine suggestions for America’s favorite frozen entrées.
| Leslie Brenner is a food and wine writer and author of Fear of Wine and The Fourth Star: Dispatches From Inside Daniel Boulud's Celebrated New York Restaurant. She is also the author of the acclaimed novel, Greetings from the Golden State. |