ENTERTAINING: Wines For St. Patrick’s Day

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March 10, 2010 at 7:48 pm · Filed under St. Patrick's Day, Wine

Pinot Blanc with corned beef and cabbage?
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courtesy of EnglewoodWineMerchants.com.

Pondering what to serve with your St. Patrick’s Day dinner? We’ve combined tips from Natalie McLean, James Beard award-winning writer of Nat Decants, with our own recommendations:

COCKTAILS

Irish whiskey cocktails -or-
Irish Beers (you can serve the beers throughout dinner instead of wine)

FIRST COURSE

Spring asparagus: Grüner Veltliner -or-
Spinach and bacon salad: Merlot

MAIN COURSE

Corned beef and cabbage: Pinot Blanc -or-
Irish stew: Cabernet Franc -or-
Irish Pot Roast: Cabernet Sauvignon

CHEESE AND SALAD COURSE

Field greens salad: Riesling -and/or-
Cheese course: Your favorite full-bodied red (Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel) with THE NIBBLE’s selection of Irish cheeses
Irish Soda Bread to go with the cheese

DESSERT

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