Food and Wine Pairing Articles

By now you should be fairly accustomed with the local food local wine pairing rule of thumb. While it’s true that local cuisine will work 99% of the time, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best possible pairing available. In the case of Italian food, a much better idea is to pair it with Californian wine. I’ll talk about why pairing Italian food with Californian wine is better in a  [ Read More ]

There are only a handful Old World wine countries, that is, only a few countries have been producing top quality wine for thousands of years. The most well-known are France, Italy and Spain. These countries have consistently created premium red and white wines, as well as rose, fortified, sparkling wines and others. In contrast New World wines come from recently acknowledged wine regions, such as California or New Zealand. This  [ Read More ]

It’s common knowledge that red wines are burly brawlers and white wines are delicate, a bit like men and women. But in the realm of cheese and wine this means that white wines cannot hold up to strong cheese. However red wines have meaty flavors and these work a lot better with stinky rich cheeses. As always pair similar personalities. A sharp cheese will be buffered by a full body  [ Read More ]

Let’s begin by saying that unlike some dish combinations, pairing white wine and cheese is not very hard. Generally everything revolves around pairing local cheeses with local white wines. For example Italian white wines pair well with many types of Mozzarella. Another way to look at it is to pair similarly flavored wines and cheeses. On the one hand mild cheese is best accompanied by light white wine, while on  [ Read More ]

We’re all here because we love how well food and wine compliment each other. The chemistry between them is wonderful. Of all the types of food we all live to enjoy, it’s safe to say there are not many dishes that go better with wine than plain good cheese. Actually the possibilities of pairing different cheeses (hundreds of types of great cheeses) and different wines (thousands of types of wines)  [ Read More ]

Typically at a wine tasting party your guests will start feeling hungry after going through a bunch of wines. This is completely normal, and completely expected. Thus, even though the focus is on the wine and not the food, it benefits you greatly to have prepared some good appetizers to douse the hunger. Another clever and subtle purpose of an appetizer is to cleanse the tasters palates between different wines.  [ Read More ]

Most wine aficionados start their experience trying out different foods with different wines. After a while they show some more interest and participate in a few wine tastings. Then as they gather even more experience they start to really understand the purpose of wine and go back to food and wine pairings with a new attitude. This time it’s here to stay. After all wine is meant to be drunk  [ Read More ]

Food and wine pairing has been a highly esteemed practice for many centuries. Naturally, as any long-lasting endeavor, it has evolved into quite an art in and of itself. One general rule is to pair the dishes from one region with the wines they make there. This is a good idea since the people will want to produce things that work well together in the same place rather than have  [ Read More ]

Wine and cooking, what a wonderful concept. While this isn’t exactly food and wine pairing, it’s still a combination of food and wine. Besides there are many dishes that are great with wine. The truth is that food and wine compliment each other so well that in almost any form possible you can get marvelous results. Before we get into the actual forms of wine cooking let’s talk a bit  [ Read More ]

Taste has always been a sort of an enigma for mankind. It is scientifically the least understood sensory mechanism. Now, when you try to juggle with tastes in order to create a feeling, the term “fine art” is an understatement. The purpose here is to accentuate a feeling or to diminish it. The key question is: Who is the focus point? Is it the food or is it the wine?  [ Read More ]