Cooking a scrumptious meal is only part of the job done in a wine and dining setting. A large part of making your wine and dine experience special goes in the wines you select with the food served. The Grand Store has nearly 500 options of wines for you to choose from and shop wines online. You will find wines suited for all kinds of food, right from the appetizer to the main course and the desserts. So, how should you go about wine selection? Which wines are best paired with which wines? Come, let us help you make the task of wine selection easier.

1. WINE AND DINE WITH
THE GRAND STORE
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3. THE GRAND STORE
 Cooking a scrumptious meal is only part of the job done in a wine and
dining setting. A large part of making your wine and dine experience
special goes in the wines you select with the food served. The Grand
Store has nearly 500 options of wines for you to choose from and shop
wines online. You will find wines suited for all kinds of food, right from
the appetizer to the main course and the desserts. So, how should you
go about wine selection? Which wines are best paired with which
wines? Come, let us help you make the task of wine selection easier.

4. THE GRAND STORE
 At The Grand Store, we have the following types of wines:
Sparkling wine
 Fortified
 Rose wine
 White wine
 Red wine

5. SPARKLING WINES
 Sparkling Wines are fizzy wines due to carbonation and can be made
from red, pink and white wines, although white and pink varieties are
more common than red ones. Most of us have heard of Champagne, a
white sparkling wine. One point to be noted is that all champagnes are
sparkling wines, but not all sparkling wines are Champagne.
Champagne wine is exclusively produced only in the Champagne region
of northern France. Sparkling wines can range from dry to sweet and
their flavours depend on the type of grapes used, the climate in which
the grapes were grown, the winemaking method etc. Example:
Boschendal Brut

7. FORTIFIED WINES
 Fortified wines are wines to which a distilled spirit such as brandy is
added during or before the fermentation process and this increases the
overall alcohol content of the wine. Fortification gives out additional
distinct flavours and aromas to the wine. These wines can be both dry
and sweet varieties. Example: Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve

8. ROSE WINES
 Rose wines are pink-coloured wines that are created by soaking the
juice of red grapes along with their skins for a short time. The
winemaker controls the colour of the wine by removing the red grape
skins when the desired colour is obtained and further allows the juice
to ferment. Wine gets its characteristic colour from the pigmentation of
grape skins. Example: Babylonstoren Mourvedre Rose

9. WHITE WINES
 White wines range from clear straw-yellow colour to various shades of
golden-yellow colour. They are produced from light-skinned grapes
usually, though there are some varieties made with dark grapes having
light-coloured flesh. While making white wines, the grape skins are
removed before the fermentation process which results in a clear-
coloured beverage with low tannin content. Example: Diemersdal
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

10. RED WINES
 Red wines are made from dark-coloured grapes by macerating the
grape juice with the skin, seeds and sometimes the stems as well, which
adds tannin, colour and flavour to the wine and the process is typically
known as whole cluster fermentation. Tannins are the reason for the
familiar drying sensation in the mouth while drinking wine similar to
that of drinking black tea. Example: De Grendel Sir David Graaff

11. WHICH WINES WILL PAIR WELL WITH MY
FOOD?
 A sparkling wine such as a classic Champagne as an apéritif which is easy to drink
and feels clean and refreshing is a great start to a fabulous meal.
 Your next wine to be served with the main meal course will depend on the type of
food served and the climate. White wines like Steenberg 1682 Brut Chardonnay or
Groote Post Sauvignon Blanc usually pair well with lean meats and vegetarian meals,
whereas red wines like Boschendal Stellenbosch Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon or
Lismore Pinot Noir work well with red meat. Remember that delicately flavoured
food like crayfish is paired with delicately flavoured wines like a Chardonnay while a
dish with bold flavours such as barbequed beef ribs is paired with a bold, robust
flavoured wine like Shiraz. You can choose to serve both red and white wines, as
even if red wine is more suited for the food served, there may be some guests who
prefer white wines and vice-versa. It is a good idea to have a rose wine like a
Beyerskloof Pinotage Rose 2021 with grilled pork chops or a Bottega Prosecco
Brut Rose DOC with a mushroom cheese pizza during summer parties.

12. WHICH WINES WILL PAIR WELL WITH MY
FOOD?
 Instead of the usual tea or coffee, consider serving a dessert wine like a
Port wine or Moscato if you want to add a special touch to the party. A
good combination will enhance the taste of both the dessert as well as
the wine. Just remember not to pair a very sweet dessert with a very
sweet wine to avoid an overload of sweetness. KWV Classic Collection
Cape Tawny Dessert Wine with dark chocolates or a good cheese
platter is a terrific combination.

13. THE GRAND STORE
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