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Article #493: Expanding the Selection of your Food Wine Choices

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There are many of us who drink wine with This theory on food wine has largely gone
our food. This wine and food pairing is out of the window. The first step that
usually done because we happen to like you should remember in food wine
the taste that we get from the food after selections is that any wine that you will
a glass of wine. Unfortunately many of us want to drink by itself, will for the
have no idea about the way that different most part will work well with all foods.
wines can compliment food. To help us The next step that you need to take into
with this situation there are many wine account is that you should always pick an
guides that can point us in the right excellent tasting wine for your venture
direction as far as the different types into food wine tasting.
of food wine that you can choose go. Once you have selected the wine you
The main fact that you should remember is should take into account that the various
that many of these guides are based on flavoring in both the food and the wine,
the accepted norms and you may have some as they will give you a different taste
difficulty with the correct parings. The each time that you have these food wine
best way to resolve this is to first gain combinations. For this reason you should
an idea behind the various food wine try matching a light tasting wine like
selections that can be made. Once you Pinot Grigio, or off dry Riesling or even
understand the concept you will be able a Muscadet with light meals. This will
to find out which wines bring out the help to enhance the flavor of the food
true flavor of your food and which ones without drowning the taste.
seem to make the food seem rather bland. For rich and heavy meals you should try
When you can identify these wines you can food wine combinations like a great
then go on to expanding your selection of tasting Bordeaux, Gewürztraminer, and
food wine choices. Until that time you Merlot. These food wine combinations are
should make your selections based both in the red wines and the white wines
somewhat loosely on what the various wind categories. As these are just a few ideas
and food guides have informed you of. you should see what other food wine
For instance in the past we were told combinations you can come up with. You
that a good white wine went excellently may be pleasantly surprised by the
with fish dishes and red wines were the various tastes that bombard your every
ideal selection for all meat based mouthful of food and wine.
dishes.






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