White with Tofu?
The “rules” on wine parings tend to be meat-centric (red wine with beef, for example). Personally, I subscribe to the theory that the wine to drink is the wine you enjoy (or better yet, skip the wine and go with beer!)—but vegetarians looking for more-formal guidance may enjoy a recent article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the experiences of vegetarian winemakers. (I found it through Erik Marcus’ blog Vegan.com.) It concludes with some tips for pairing vegetarian foods and wine. My favorite is “When in doubt, try sparkling wine.”
Vegan tipplers may also want to toddle over to Barnivore.com. As the site explains, “Brewmasters, winemakers, and distillers may include animal ingredients in their products directly, or they might use them in the processing and filtration.” Barnivore has more than a thousand listings that detail the vegan- or vegetarian-friendliness of beers, wines and liquors.
