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Ah, the age old pairing of wine and cheese; it never fails to invoke thought at a simple gathering or elevate a dinner to the next level of elegance. In fact the act, no the art, of pairing wine and cheese has been around for at least 4000 years. Some different ways exist to pick [...]
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While a popular drink at celebrations, it is uncommon for the average wine drinker to enjoy a glass of champagne with a normal meal. Some feel like it is only for special occasions, or maybe you just don’t know what to pair it with. Well experts and amateurs that have experimented both agree that champagne [...]
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Most people think of having Italian food with an Italian wine, it just seems to make sense to them. But with a growing fan base for wine in China, it makes even more sense to try pairing wine with Chinese food in tribute. While good pairings with Chinese food are just being fully delved into, [...]
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There is a slew of advice, articles and blogs that suggest having a deep red wine with your summer barbeque. But hot weather isn’t always ideal for a heavy red; sometimes you just want a lighter white wine. But most of the time, a white wine is just plain wrong with sticky sweet BBQ chicken [...]
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Most of how we perceive and describe wine is through analogies and references to sensations we already know. For example would a deep, sweet red have a honey under taste if you had never had honey before? Well think about how most wine is paired, think of the old saying of reds with red [...]
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Some fruits just seem obvious to pair with wine, but other combinations are a far stretch of the mind. While apples and grapes are pretty standard, tropical fruits for though are not the first thing most people think of. People usually go for a fruit flavor that flavor that the wine already has in [...]
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Sometimes it is hard to pair a spicy food with a wine without feeling like the whole meal is too heavy. If you have spicy food than you typically want a drink to go with it that can neutralize the spice. So reds are usually not a good choice with spicier foods because they [...]
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Summer is in full swing and that means grilling. Something about summer makes us want to cook on a grill, eat outside, and socialize. So why not indulge in the urge and have a barbeque, with a sophisticated touch. Try having a white wine at your grilling party. White wines are more suitable to [...]
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If you cook, in addition to your love of wine, than it is safe to say that you love to experiment with various wine pairings to see if they can come up with the best thing to serve your friends. But as I’m sure you’ve found out some pairings are just plain don’t work; certain [...]
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As we get further into spring and closer to May and June for many couples the one thing on their mind is a planned spring wedding. While there are literally hundreds of details that need setup and arranged one that can be very challenging is paring the wine which will be consumed while the cake [...]
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