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Besides Champagne, there are a lot of great sparkling wine pairings listed below such as Cava, Prosecco, Franciacorta and American bubbly.

There are a few important ingredients here for the perfect pairing; the right cheese, the right Champagne, and the right toppings.

Consider a softer creamery cheese with flavor such as smoked gouda.

The Champagne needs to be acidic enough to cut through the cheese without being so strong as to turn the cheese.

Toppings can be used to fine tune the dish, from pancetta, to truffles, to toasted breadcrumbs.

For example, if you were using the smoked gouda, toasted breadcrumbs would be a nice topping to add some crunch and dilute the cheese.

Wine Post Mac Cheese Use

Also, when making your mac cheese use butter, a little cream and american cheese as a base and the flavoring cheese in moderation.

Because it is a slightly sweet dish, its important to find a bubbly with inherent sweetness.

This classic Italian ravioli dish does wonderfully with Italys premiere sparkling wine called Franciacorta.

Franciacorta is from Lombardy and actually uses many of the same grape varieties as proper Champagne such as chardonnay, pinot nero (noir) and pinot bianco (blanc).

When made with added pinot nero, Franciacorta takes on fruity strawberry notes and a richness of flavor.

Franciacorta still hasnt exploded in the marketplace as much as Champagne so youre likely to find excellent value from this region.

The flavors tend to have slightly less acidity and more fruitiness than most Champagnes and the same toasty-almond character occurs with aging.

If youre looking for a place to start with Franciacorta, I love Ca del Bosco Franciacorta and Bellavista Franciacorta.

Pick a sparkling wine that isnt too subtle so that the BBQ doesnt overwhelm the delicate flavors.

Think of a slightly spicy, tangy, smoky sauce on your chicken (or tofu if youre a vegetarian).

Consider adding caramelized onions and just a few gorgonzola crumbles.

Although most value cavas dont have the delicate complexity of a Champagne, they work perfectly to balance the intensity of something simple like BBQ.

Youll see that I prefer to recommend chicken over pork or beef as the flavor of chicken is lighter than pork and beef, lending it to a better pairing with bubbles.

Find a super dry crisp wine like an Extra Brut, a Brut Zero, or a Brut Nature.

These wines have little or no added sugar so they are going to be about as zingy as they get.

If the fish has a salsa or lime squeezed on it, its important to find a champagne that has even higher acids.

Be careful, if the Champagne doesnt have enough minerality and sharpness, its going to taste flat.

The trick is that the mustard is what has to compliment the Champagne, not the corndog.

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