7 Wines Ideal For Drinking On St. Patrick's Day

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On St. Patrick's Day, Guinness is the drink at the tip of most tongues. And although we at Town & Country love a good pint from time to time, we thought it beneficial to find out which wines go best with traditional Irish dishes like corned beef and cabbage, kidney pie, and potatoes. Here are plenty of bottles to choose from, because it's that sort of holiday.

White: Laurenz V Charming Gruner Veltliner

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"Known for pairing well with notoriously difficult foods for wine pairings, this Gruner Veltliner is a perfect choice for the cabbage we love to serve on St. Patrick’s Day," says Gwendolyn Osborn, director of education and recommendations for Wine.com. "Soft texture meets zesty acidity makes it the perfect wine for hard-to-pair foods."

White: Trimbach Pinot Gris

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Marika Vida, a former wine director of the Ritz-Carlton Central Park and owner of Vida et Fils Wine Consulting, says that when choosing a white wine to drink with corned beef and cabbage, pinot gris is a fine choice. "Particularly a bottle from Alsace (where they know a thing or two about cabbage). I especially like the pinot gris from the producers Trimbach and Weinbach."

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Red: Chateau de Pierreux Brouilly

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"For corned beef and cabbage, I think it is key here to look at bright, fruit-forward options to balance the earthiness and sometimes mild bitterness of the cabbage, keeping in mind also the presence of the beef," says Julie Dupouy, who has been named the best sommelier in Ireland and runs a wine consultant business called Down 2 Wine. "You want style with plenty of freshness, like this Gamay or Domaine Grosbois Chinon "La Cuisine de Ma Mère" cabernet franc, which can be served maybe a little cooler than certain other reds."

Red: Ridge Geyserville

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"The important thing to remember is that traditional St. Patrick's Day dishes hold bold flavors, so if you're not sipping on beer to cleanse your palate, you'll probably want some wines that can stand up to these flavors," says Eduardo Porto Carreiro, beverage manager at Ford Fry Restaurants in Atlanta. "I recommend a great bottle of youthful California Zinfandel like Ridge Geyserville. It has lots of black fruit and just a touch of spice. And with its robust fruit profile and juicy characteristics, this is a perfect foil for a heaping pile of corned beef and cabbage."

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Red: Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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For kidney pie, Porto Carreiro recommends mineral-driven and earthy examples of red wines from the Rhône Valley: "Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a great wine that has a combination of fruit and earth as well as power, and I like the Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a beautiful aromatic span from ripe raspberries to provencal herbs. The palate feel has got a great texture and a slight mineral earthiness that really matches the flavors in the kidney pie."

Red: Owen Roe Abbot's Table

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"Ideal for corned beef, the Abbot's Table red blend offers bright fruit and acidity, with a subtle pepper note on the backbone," Osborn says. "Not only is it great for a feast, but the winery itself is named for an Irish patriot from the 17th century."

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Red: Finca Villacreces Ribera del Duero

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Osborn loves to recommend Ribera del Duero to California Cabernet lovers. "It delivers the same full-bodied, rich fruit," she says, "but with a distinct old world smoky tinge that makes it ideal for game or dense meat dishes."