Vegetable
Swiss Chard
About This Entry
Swiss chard combines earthy beet-family flavor with tender stems — braised greens with olive oil and garlic suit medium whites and rustic reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
leafy
Scientific name
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Swiss Chard
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- leafy
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- fibrous
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- moderate
- Seasonality
- summer