# Red wine with beef, white wine with fish... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493 "2010-12-01T00:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/1 "2010-12-01T00:49:12Z")
Coke or Pepsi with hamburger Sprite/Sierra Mist/7Up with chicken root beer with hot dogs What goes with pizza? We are having a pizza party for our office Christmas party, and I volunteered to bring some of the beverages. I got 7Up and caffeine-free Coke and Pepsi. I wanted to get caffeine-free Dr Pepper but they don’t carry it. Am I okay? Should I get some cherry or orange pop (they’re out of grape)? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/2 "2010-12-01T00:56:26Z")
Beer at a restaurant with pizza. At work, I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/3 "2010-12-01T01:01:00Z")
I applaud your getting a variety. You need regular Coke also. Caffeine-free Coke is not Coke. Pepsi is not Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/4 "2010-12-01T01:03:49Z")
Beer with pizza. Yum. No wonder I’m fat. However, since it is an office party, I would drink root beer. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/5 "2010-12-01T01:04:00Z")
I assume beer is out. I would want diet coke, caffinated. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/6 "2010-12-01T01:14:23Z")
You don’t know my co-workers. Really, caffeine is not a good idea. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/7 "2010-12-01T01:20:15Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Coke or Pepsi with hamburger > > Sprite/Sierra Mist/7Up with chicken > > root beer with hot dogs > > What goes with pizza? > > We are having a pizza party for our office Christmas party, and I volunteered to bring some of the beverages. I got 7Up and caffeine-free Coke and Pepsi. I wanted to get caffeine-free Dr Pepper but they don’t carry it. Am I okay? Should I get some cherry or orange pop (they’re out of grape)? How about some Hi-C and turkey? Dr Pepper and trout? ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/8 "2010-12-01T01:21:15Z")
Coke Zero. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/9 "2010-12-01T01:21:28Z")
All I know is that one girl told me that wine with pizza was really stupid. And that the pizza place is the only place that still has Wild Cherry Pepsi on fountain around here. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/10 "2010-12-01T02:12:47Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > All I know is that one girl told me that wine with pizza was really stupid. Yeah, those fuckin’ uncivilized Eye-talians…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/11 "2010-12-01T02:46:19Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > All I know is that one girl told me that wine with pizza was really stupid. Masi or Valpolicella is fantastic with pizza! That girl who told you that is the one that’s really stupid. Okay, on reflection, that’s a bit harsh, but Christ! If the pizza isn’t worth having with a good bottle of wine, it’s not worth having. Beer is good, too. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/12 "2010-12-01T04:10:33Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > I applaud your getting a variety. You need regular Coke also. Caffeine-free Coke is not Coke. Pepsi is not Coke. > [@a35362](#): > > You don’t know my co-workers. Really, caffeine is not a good idea. 😉 I guess, but I’d sure appreciate “real” pop if I was there. Providing real and diet is the norm I think. To me, this would be like bringing ice milk to an ice cream party. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/13 "2010-12-01T08:24:57Z")
Moved IMHO --\> Cafe Society twicks, who would be your new best friend if you provided Diet Dr Pepper ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/14 "2010-12-01T09:30:03Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Coke or Pepsi with hamburger > > Sprite/Sierra Mist/7Up with chicken > > root beer with hot dogs > > What goes with pizza? Champagne. Or so I’ve been told at wineries. Champagne supposedly goes well with fatty, greasy foods and it’ll go with pepperoni and cheese for the same reason it goes with foie gras. The people telling me this were trying to get me to buy champagne, but it really does go well with pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/15 "2010-12-01T10:46:54Z")
To me, it all depends on the pizza, so I can’t give a simple answer to that one. American-style pizza (thick crust, lots of topping, lots of cheese): Beer. Coke or Pepsi if I’m driving. Italian-style pizza (crispbread-thin crust, just one or two toppings): A simple Italian red, like Masi, Valpolicella or Chianti. Or beer. Carbonated mineral water if I’m driving. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/16 "2010-12-01T11:32:57Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > What goes with pizza? Red wine. Specifically, Italian red wine. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/17 "2010-12-01T12:10:47Z")
I’ve never been a fan of beer and pizza. Fat savory foods like pizza call for sweet, sour and thin drinks to cleanse the pallet. I like the idea of champagne or red wine to go with pizza. White wine might work, if you like it. Otherwise, a soda of some kind is required. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/18 "2010-12-01T12:15:55Z")
Snoopy always had rootbeer with pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/19 "2010-12-01T12:22:37Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Snoopy always had rootbeer with pizza. Me too. Somehow, even as an adult, the only time I drink root beer is when I am eating a pepperoni pizza (about once a year). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493/20 "2010-12-01T13:36:32Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Red wine. Specifically, Italian red wine. Non-Nouveau (ie, vintage) Beaujolais also is a surprisingly good match with pizza. Somebody also mentioned Valpolicella, which is good as well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-with-beef-white-wine-with-fish/562493.md?page=2)