Finally found this year's target species. 
Finally found this year's target species. Pairing wine with everyday food
Perhaps the most common type of question I get about wine is pairing it with everyday foods, such as burgers. Today, I have that and a few for the chicken and fish crowd. Not fancy food, not fancy wine, just pleasant summer quaffers for when you throw a little something on the grill. Tis the season, after all.
Recently, I tasted a few gems from the Northwest. The first carried the whimsical moniker of Kung Fu Girl Riesling ($15 a bottle; $165 a case). This wine is everything an American Riesling fan wants: flowery honeysuckle nose, plenty of peach and apricot on the palate and plenty of mineral backbone. Surprisingly affordable, too, for a single vineyard varietal. It would be great with grilled chicken and maybe a peach salsa.
You have read here before about the folks at LEcole No. 14. Before I was talking about their great big reds. They also make a barrel-fermented Semillon that sees just a little bit of new French oak. Plenty of citrus and fig, with a touch of honey. At $17 a bottle, $187 a case, its the right choice for a nice piece of grilled lake trout or perhaps a spit-roasted bird.