What is the best way to pair food and wine?
There are some simple truths of pairing food and wine. Below we will give you some guidelines for your next get-together or dinner party
In today’s kitchen, long gone is the old myth of red wine pairing with red meat and white wines pairing just with fish and poultry!
Luckily, we now make decisions on choosing a wine to pair with food based on whether we want to complement or contrast the dishes or snacks we are serving
Five simple things to consider when pairing food and wine:
- Try to match the regionality of the food and wine by pairing the county of origin of both
- Consider the occasion and/or the weather. For example, is it summer or winter?
- Wine can be served at least as sweet as the food it is served alongside
- You can beat the heat in food with some sweetness in the wine you choose
- Food that is smoked always goes well with an oaky wine
Remember:
The most important thing is to drink what you like!
The simple truth about wine:
A simple truth about wine is that the flavor of the wine will change when served with food. The wine’s flavor and characteristics, when tasted on its own, will not be the same as when it is tasted with food.
We differentiate with four sensory tastes:
- sweet
- salty
- sour (acidity)
- bitter
The Impact of Food on Wine:
If you apply some simple basics of food and wine pairing it will help you start down the road to great new adventures. These adventures can lead to exploring wines from different regions and countries. Begin to try pairing wine with foods from the same regions and the related season.
We hope this will help to open your mind to discovering new wines, regions, and their countries of origin.
Continue to follow us and look for additional information to learn more about the amazing art of pairing food and wine.
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