The Pairing Library
Lemon pepper chicken legs
Lemon is the sharpest thing on the plate, so the wine needs high acidity or it will taste flat and soft. Cracked black pepper rewards a wine with a peppery note of its own, and roast leg meat can take a light red as readily as a white.
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