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Wine and Food Pairing

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One of My Favorite Pairing Memes
One of My Favorite Pairing Memes

I wrote this article on wine and food pairing nine years ago but thought it was still a great one to share. I love the suggestions of experts like Karen MacNeil and Tim Hanni, who say that we really need to mellow out when it comes to wine and food pairing, that it’s rare that you get an awful pairing, and if you do, it’s a good excuse to laugh and find something else. 

I find that a lot of people seriously stress out when it comes to trying to come up with perfect pairings. It’s helpful to keep in mind that most pairings will be good to quite good. 

The reality is that if you like a certain wine and a particular food, you will probably like the two together. It’s hard to go wrong when you’re combining two taste experiences you really like. Be adventurous when pairing wine and food!

If you want some suggestions, here are Karen MacNeil’s from her book The Wine Bible: [Read more…]

Celebrating Taste Diversity with Girl Scout Cookies

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This was my tenth year of hosting a Girl Scout Cookie wine tasting, an outrageously fun event where we figure out which wines pair best with which Girl Scout Cookies and which Girl Scout Cookies pair best with which wines. This year the focus was on taste diversity, something that hadn’t come up in the past. I hope you enjoy reading about our experience.

It's Time for Another Girl Scout Cookie Wine Tasting!
It’s Time for Another Girl Scout Cookie Wine Tasting!
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Do You Know the Way to Gamay?

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I was thinking recently about my first two favorite wines, both from V. Sattui (thank you, V. Sattui!). For whites, it was their amazing Muscat. For reds, it was their wonderful Gamay. We’ve all happily seen how Muscat has taken off over the last several decades. But it occurred to me that I’ve never seen Gamay at a winery other than V. Sattui. That prompted me to do some research. I hope you enjoy my findings.

V. Sattui Gamay Rouge
V. Sattui Gamay Rouge
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