White Wine and Sparkling Wine

Some Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions:

Vouvray (French dry, medium-bodied, white wine from the Loire Valley in France)

Paired with:

Almonds (Marcona Almonds are delicious)
Appetizers
Goat cheese on toast
Fruit and fruit desserts (yummy, I would like some strawberries)
Lobster
Steamed mussels
Quiche
Seafood salad
Baked scallops
Shrimp
Souffles
Sushi
Trout, especially baked and/or with cream sauce
Veal, especially with cream Sauce

I served Vouvray with appetizers on Thanksgiving.  It paired nicely with a store bought crab dip and multi-seed crackers. 



CAVA (Spanish, medium bodied Sparkling Wine from Catalonia)

Paired with:

BBQ
Cheese
Chinese food, especially dim sum
Desserts
Eggs
Fresh figs
Pasta with seafood sauce
Fried food, especially appetizers
Japanese food;
  Sashimi, Sushi
Salmon
Soup
Tapas (appetizers)

If you enjoy bubbly I urge you to try Cava.  Cava's are usually reasonably priced - seven to ten dollars will get you a decent bottle - so you don't have to wait for a special occasion to enjoy it.  I've had Cava with gouda cheese, brie, and mild cheddar.  It also goes well with Seafood - shrimp, scallops, lobster and Sushi.  Also pairs nicely with prosciutto wrapped food and fried crab appetizers.