When you match savory and salty foods with sweet Bordeaux wines, you are elevating the wine and food pairing experience. It also works this way with Sweet Bordeaux wines.

It brings out and enhances the flavor of the sweet fruit. If you have ever salted melon, then you know that the salt makes the melon even tastier. The contrast of salty and sweet enhances the flavor of the food. These wines were tasted in the context of a virtual wine tasting courtesy we used #GoGoldenBordeaux for our social media communications. If you are looking for that perfect wine for your holiday meals, then I have many golden recommendations for you. I will point out which wines paired well with which type of food and which did not. Each wine will also be paired with salty, savory and spicy food. Vintages range from a 2016 Grand Vin de Bordeaux to a 2006 Sauternes. Today, I will share with you my thoughts on eight different sweet white Bordeaux wines. Tasting and pairing through eight sweet Bourdeaux wines. Even though these are age worthy wines, they can be quite approachable and food friendly when young. As these wines age, you will notice that their color deepens to a beautiful deep gold. Sweet Bordeaux white wines are made with a combination of Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes.These wines are quite sweet, with balanced acidity, so many of these wines can be long lived in the wine cellar, even decades. Sweet Bordeaux wines deepen in color with age. I'm referring to the sweet white wines of Bordeaux, France. You need a quality wine with complexity, sugar yes, but the wine also needs balanced acidity to match with the food. I've become quite fond of pairing sweet and medium sweet white wines with lunch and dinner. Since last year, I have found myself drinking more sweet white wines. Category: Delicious Wine and Food Pairings

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