Food Network's entwine: Pairing Wine with Food Made Easy

If you are like me, you have no idea how to properly pair the right foods with the wine.  It's not so much of a big deal unless you are having guests but have you thought that you might be missing out on maximizing the optimal flavors with the wrong wine?  Now, I don't have to worry because Food Network and Wente Vineyards have paired up to create entwine.  

Choosing the right wine is important and sometimes planning that ideal meal for a romantic night for two, dinner for the family or a get together can be nerve racking if you don't have the right skills or knowledge on choosing the correct wines with your menu.

Thanks to entwine, they utilize the experts to help create terrific pairings by a great number of ways to search for recipes:

• Wine type
• Main ingredient
• Meal type
• Keywords

Here is a perfect recipe that I tried and loved:  

Peppered Beef Tenderloin with Merlot

It was wonderful!  The beef was perfectly cooked, had great flavors and was tender and the Cabernet Sauvignon completed the meal with its fruity, rich taste.

Not only is the recipe available but a single click takes me to the suggested wine of a 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon and you can even download the notes for the wine.

The second bottle that I received complimentary was entwine Pinot Grigio (2009) that was crispy and citrusy.  I did not try it with a recipe yet but I did have a glass of it the night before.  I think I will try making Cornmeal Pancakes with Glazed Oranges and Cranberries to see how the flavor is with something that looks amazingly delicious.

If you don't want to search for a recipe, they will also provide suggested perfect pairings making it even easier on you.

Overall, I love this site. I like that I can search for a recipe based on one feature or I can have a suggestion provided to me.  The wines that I tasted are flavorful and what I would expect from a Cabernet and a Grigio.  I would recommend this site and the wine for future meals!

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*Disclosure:  I received two complimentary bottles of entwine wine.