Positively perfect wine and pie pairings for your Pi Day party
Happy Pi Day, everyone! According to Wikipedia:
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day date format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day.
What better way to celebrate Pi Day than with some delicious wine and pie pairings to tickle your taste buds? (In mathematical terms, WINE + PIE = DELICIOUS.)
Whether you're throwing the perfect Pi Day party or celebrating solo, give these pairings a whirl and let us know how it goes:
KEY LIME PIE and SAUVIGNON BLANC. The light crispness of Sauvignon Blanc tends to pair very well with zesty flavors like lemon and lime.
LEMON MERINGUE PIE and ROSE. The strawberry and watermelon flavors often associated with Rose play perfectly with creamy but light lemon flavors.
APPLE PIE and RIESLING. Riesling's sweet and mineral characteristics play nicely with the tart apple and sweet cinnamon flavor combination.
BANANA CREAM PIE and CHARDONNAY. A buttery Chardonnay paired with bananas? Yes, please!
PECAN PIE and MUSCAT. This combination is only for those of you with a serious sweet tooth - it's a syrupy sweet match made in heaven. (Looking for something a bit lighter? Try a bubbly Moscato such as Moscato d'Asti.)
CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE and MERLOT. Merlot tends to be a lighter, fruitier red wine with flavors of black cherry, berries, plum, and chocolate.
PUMPKIN PIE and ZINFANDEL. Zinfandel tends to pair well with flavors like cinnamon and clove and will stand up well to a creamy, dense pumpkin pie.
BLUEBERRY PIE and PETIT SIRAH. Petit Sirah is known for its deep color and full-bodied flavors of blueberry, chocolate, plums and black pepper, making it the perfect complement to blueberry pie.
CHERRY PIE and SYRAH/SHIRAZ. Whichever you pick, you can't go wrong - whether it's a medium to full-bodied Syrah from a moderate climate (northern Rhone Valley, Washington State) with flavors of blackberry, mint and black pepper notes; or a full-bodied less tannic Shiraz from Australia with jammy fruit flavors and spice notes of liquorice, anise and earthy leather.
For those of you who are mathematical purists, I'll whip up some more creative wine and pie pairings in preparation for Pi Approximation Day on July 22nd. (If you got that joke without having to Google it, I will raise an extra glass to you tonight.)
Cheers!
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Jen Scumaci, CEO and Cause Entrepreneur for viaONEHOPE, has lived in the New Hampshire Seacoast area for over a decade. Jen's passion for wine began in 2002 when she went to her first wine tasting and it blew her mind. Since then, she has been on a professional journey that has included sales and marketing with The Traveling Vineyard, facilitating wine tasting events, writing as The Portsmouth Wine Examiner, and working on Borghese Vineyard and Winery (Long Island's first vineyard located on the North Fork) as the wine club and marketing coordinator. When she's not doing wine things, Jen keeps her tank full with coffee and craft beer, works in Portsmouth as a full-time project manager, is a mobile DJ, and loves hanging out with her fiancée and their two crazy pugs.
Original article posted at Portsmouth Wine Examiner.
