Help Wine Pairing for three dishes: Bean Tomato Stew (Jambalaya) | Eggplant Peanut Sauce Noodles | Salmon Cakes (Curried) with Sweet Potato Onion Bhajis - The Athan Zafirov Wine Blog

Help Wine Pairing for three dishes: Bean Tomato Stew (Jambalaya) | Eggplant Peanut Sauce Noodles | Salmon Cakes (Curried) with Sweet Potato Onion Bhajis

For an upcoming weekend menu, I'm looking to pair some nice wines for three different meals picked by my companion.

I'm aware we cook relatively non-standard but I'm trying to gain experience and see how wine can fit food. The meals are not necessarily eaten across the evenings in the order listed. Also my companion often makes changes to the recipes, e.g., we might not use an ingredient but we will use the title components.

The first is a Bean Tomato Stew (Jambalaya). Recipe: https://monkeyandmekitchenadventures.com/healthy-vegan-jambalaya/

The second is an Eggplant Peanut Sauce Noodles. We will likely pair this with a vegan protein (Tofu, Seitan or Mushrooms) or perhaps even some Chicken. Recipe: http://inglouriousbananas.blogspot.com/2017/07/eggplant-noodles-with-peanut-sauce.html

The final one is a Salmon Cakes (Curried) with Sweet Potato Onion Bhajis and also a cilantro lime yogurt sauce. Two recipes: https://bitesofwellness.com/curry-salmon-cakes/ and http://www.recipethis.com/low-calorie-healthy-onion-bhajis/

What would you recommend or which advice can you give for good pairings? What tastes to focus on, where to look for inspiration. Many and varied suggestions are welcome!

The wines at the bottom are part of my cellar that should be drunk sooner than later, according to online found Drink-by-Dates, so I prefer one of those. I do have a large collection beyond those so feel free to propose any ideas that pop up. My own thoughts were as follows:

No clue for the Jambalaya. I might even propose the old Bourdeauxs for this...

For the Salmon Burgers, I was thinking, why not the Gamay? A Beaujolais with some asian spiced salmon might work out nicely.

For the Eggplant Peanut Sauce Noodles, I am not sure, again.

What do you think?

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CHÂTEAU CABANNIEUX 1982 Bourdeaux→ Grape variety: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot, 5% Cabernet franc

Chateau Bouscaut 1979 Bourdeaux→ 40% cabernet sauvignon, 55% merlot, 5% malbec

1983 Château La Cabanne Pomerol Bourdeaux → Grape variety: 94% Merlot, 6% Cabernet franc

2006 Domaine Dublère Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux -> Pinot noir, 2017s. top

2011 Terra D' Uro Toro Finca La Rana → 2017, tempranillo

2013 Trénel Fils Morgon Côte du Py Gamay → 2017, Gamay (Beaujolais)

2007 Château Lilian Ladouys Saint estephe --> Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, ~2017,

2007 Château des Fines Roches Châteauneuf-du-Pape -> 2018, Grenache, Mourvedre, Shiraz/Syrah,

2005 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St. Georges Pinot Noir -> 2018

2007 Domaine Dublère Charmes-Chambertin -> Pinot noir, 2018

2008 Château Goubau "La Source - > 2018, Cabernet Franc, Merlot,

2010 Bodega del Abad Mencía Bierzo Gotín del Risc → 2018, Mencia grape

2011 Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato Sicilia -> 2018, Frappato,

2012 Villa Maria Pinot Noir Cellar Selection -> 2018 New Zealand

2012 Castillo de Correa Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Reserva Viñas Vieja -> 2018, Chile

2012 Castillo de Correa Carménère Viñas Viejas -> 2018,Chile

2010 Freemark Abbey Merlot -> 2018

2012 Bieler & Smith Charles & Charles Post No 35 Columbia Valley → 2018 Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend

2013 Château Perron Blanc Graves → Semillion-Sauv Blanc 2018

2008 Rodriguez Sanzo Toro Terras de Javier Rodriguez -> 2019, tempranillo

2001 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot Saint-Emilion -> Drink at 2019, bourdeaux blend, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 70% Merlot, 24% Cabernet franc

2008 Moulin d'Angludet -> 2019, Bordeaux Margaux, Cabernet sauvignon (~55%), merlot (~35%), petit verdot (~10%) ,

2008 Château Labégorce Margaux -> 2019,

2009 Château Clauzet St Estephe -> 2019, 55% cabernet sauvignon 40% merlot 5% petit verdot et cabernet franc

2010 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT -> 2019, merlot-syrah

2010 Florentia Chianti Riserva -> 2019, Sangiovese,

2011 Schola Sarmenti Primitivo Cubardi Salento IGT → , 2019,

2011 Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba Falletto di Serralunga -> 2019, Barbera

2012 Trivento Chardonnay Golden Reserve → Argentine, 2019

2015 Concha y Toro Trio Reserva → 2019, Merlot primarily, Carmenere Syrah,

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