About this time of year wine writers send out their yearly columns on how it's time to put away the white wines and cuddle up to hearty reds for the coming cold weather.
So just to be contrary, I'm trotting out my "white wines for winter" column.
Now, I love red wines. And I drink them. All year, actually, even in August _ in my air-conditioned house.
So all winter long I drink whites as well _ in my same house _ with the heat on.
It's nothing radical. You put ice in your soft drink all winter, don't you? Drink light beer at 32.01 degrees? Slam down a bowl of ice cream after dinner?
So you can drink chilled whites wines too.
I mean, you gonna drink a heavy red barolo wine with a delicate poached cod? I don't think so.
White wines are flexible. A crisp, lean pinot can nicely match lightweight sushi, or cut through the rich creaminess of fettuccine Alfredo. A rich, oak-barrel-fermented chardonnay can match a creamy risotto or even accompany a decadent dessert of flan.
Here are some good winter whites and the foods that go with them _ lighter foods, maybe, but still things you eat all winter long.
Oh, by the way, next week I'll write about hearty red wines for cold weather.
