Decanter Pairing wine with Chinese food for the Year of the Ox
From dim sum to takeaway classics, here is our guide to pairing wines with popular Chinese food found in the UK and US if you re planning to celebrate the new Year of the Ox this month.
Riesling (dry, off-dry)
Gamay
Matching wine with Chinese food can be somewhat complicated and is often perceived differently in Europe and the US versus China itself.
‘Chinese food’ is a vague concept, according to
‘It only takes around one-and-a-half hours to fly from Japan to South Korea.
‘In China, it can take up to seven hours to fly from one city to another, so it’s not hard to understand why there is such a diversity of ingredients and cooking in different regions.’