The Do Or Die Of Food And Wine Pairing

Learn How To Pair Food And Wine Sounds scary, doesn’t it? It should. Pairing food and wine is one of the most difficult things to do in life. Get it wrong and your whole evening will be ruined. You will lose your self-respect, your dignity, your friends, your family will stop calling, random dogs will bite you and pee on your leg, all will be lost and you will most certainly die alone. Pairing food and wine sounds complex and may seem a daunting task for a beginner learning about wine, but it isn’t. And I’m going to show you just how easy it is. The only tools you need are your senses: smell, taste and touch. The key to pairing food and wine is simple: eat what you like and drink what tastes good to you. If you asked a hundred people to describe the perfect pizza, you would get a hundred different answers. Is there any right answer? No, it’s all in what you like. Yet while there is no right or wrong wine to go with whatever dish, there is a better wine. Let’s debunk some basic food and wine pairing myths. “Your dish and your wine [...]