Dishes are simple to make, but the results are fantastic and so rewarding. Most of the dishes are thick, rich, and creamy.
When it comes to something simple (but delicious), like French toast, gratin go with a dry medium bodied but well balanced white.
Balanced wine is when alcohol, acidity, tannin, sweetness and fruit concentration are working in harmony.
Pork belly requires wines with good acidity to cut through the fat. Red Bordeaux or Classic Bordeaux Blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Carmenère and Malbec), Beaujolais, Cabernet Franc (Loire), Pinot Noire (Burgundy).
Dry Riesling (France/Alsace), Vermentino (Italy), Chardonnay (France/Chablis). Mushroom galette - barrel-fermented Chardonnay (USA/California), Viognier (South Africa).