Thai Essence : Beberage

Suggestion for the beverages with Thai food

Note: This web page is on-going development. We will continue update. If you have any suggestion for wines please feel free to contact us.

"White wine with fish and red wine with meat " rule does not necessarily apply here. Thai food is well balanced in not only tastes but also the portions of food. Thai food does not have a large amount of protein. Good Thai food has it own uniqueness and complexity within each individual dish. Authentic Thai food has great combination of all tastes that is full of flavors that linger. Selecting a white wine for a Thai meal is simply chosing the one that is medium-dry to sweet. Vintner reserved white wines are not recommended. Thai food goes exceptionally good with lighter red wine (not a full-bodied or high alcohol content). All wine selections are based on the input from Thai Essence customers and advice from our staff. There is no bias to any of these wine companies. Keep in mind good food always deserve fine wine. Expensive wines are not necessarily good for great Thai food. Please Enjoy.

Red Wine (Full-bodied) Full-bodied Wine can be served in with appetizer that are fried, baked, barbecued, or roasted. Serving with a full meal is not recommended.
Item	Name	Brand and location
1	Cabernet Sauvignon
2	Zinfandel
3	Merlot
4

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Red Wine (Lighter) Light Red wine go nicely with spicy Thai food.
Item	Name	Brand and location
1	Shiraz	Robinvale 2002, Australia; Sonop 2003, South Africa
2	Pinot Noir
3	Gamy Beaujolais
4	Syrah	Buena Ventura 2003, Chile;

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White Wine They are gone extremely well with Thai food
Item	Name	Brand and location
1	Chablis	Petit Charblis2000, Burgundy, France;
2	Chardonnay	Beringer Vineyards, St Helena, CA; Robinvale 2002, Australia; Geyser Peak Winery, Geyserville, CA;
3	Chenin Blanc	Bergfeld Winery, St. Helena, CA; Beringer Vineyards 2002, St Helena,CA; Dry Creek Vineyards, Healdsburg, CA;
4	French Colombard
5	Fume Blanc	Pouilly Fume 2003 (White Loire wine) Pouilly-Sur-Loire, France; Benziger 2003,Oakville, CA;
6	Gawurtraminer	Beringer Vineyards, St Helena, CA; Alexander Valley Yineyards, Healdsburg, CA; Geyser Peak Winery, Geyserville, CA; Chateau Ste. Michelle 2003, Wooddinville, WA; Husch 2003, Anderson Valley, Philo, CA; J.Lohr 2004 Montery, CA;
7	Muscat Canelli	Barra of Mendocino 2003, Ukiah, CA;
8	Pinot Grigio	Villa Job 2003, Italy; Kris 2003 Italy
9	Rhine Wines
10	Riesling	(Johannisberg) Beaulien Vineyard, Napa Valley, CA; (Johannisberg) Beringer Vineyards, St Helena, CA; Klaus Knobloch 2003, Germany; Estate Riesling Monchhof 2001, Germany; Chateau Ste. Michelle 2004, Wooddinville, WA;
11	Sauvignon Blanc	Bergfeld Winery, St. Helena, CA; Beringer Vineyards, St Helena, CA; Organic Vintners 2002, North Coast, CA; Nuevo Mundo 2004, Chile; Holmes 2004, New Zeland; Hanna Winery, Santa Rosa, CA; Emmola 2003, Napa, CA; Guenoc 2002,Coastal CA;
12	Viognier	Yalumba 2004, South Austraia; Hawley (Placer county) 2003, Heldburg, CA;
13	White Bordeaux
14	White Burgundies
15	White Zinfandel

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Sparkling Wine (medium dry to sweet)
Item	Name	Brand and location
1
2
3

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Beer (light beer)
Item	Name
1	Chang
2	Carlsberg
3	Coors Light
4	Miller Genuine Draft
5	Corona
6	Heineken
7	Tsing tao
8	Asahi
9	Budweiser Light
10	Sierra Nevada
11	Singha
12	Sapporo
13	Kirin Ichiban
14	Dos Equis special leger
15	Dark beers are not recommended

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Others
Item	Name
1	Ice water
2	Sparkling water
3	Coca Cola or Pepsi
4	Mineral water
5	Thai ice tea and Thai ice coffee that contain condensed milk is not recommenced. Also NEVER drink hot tea with a meal.

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