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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 13 - MYTH: Water for Chocolate
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Chocolate flavor can mean many different things. It can be bitter, rich, earthy, acidic and fruity—all qualities that provide various wine pairing challenges. When I was in...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 12 - MYTH: Only Red Wines Pair with Red Meat
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Perhaps the most common "wine myth" or "rule" is to always pair red meat with red wine. While that is often a nice thing to do, it is not always the rule. The point of thes...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 11 - MYTH: Asparagus Kills Wine
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Asparagus is a special vegetable that has a very distinct taste. The flavor
is complex and while it has a very green, fresh taste, it also has a certain
bitterness and hi...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 10 - MYTH: Bordeaux Goes With Everything
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This installation of Perfect Pairings was born out of my love of wine from
the Bordeaux region of France. Both white and red wines from Bordeaux
are delicious, well-respe...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 9 - MYTH: Water Has No Taste
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We are lucky to have so many different kinds of drinking water available
to us but are they really that different in taste? And if they are, how do
they affect the way we...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 8 - MYTH: Black Pepper Kills Wine
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Because black pepper has its own tannins, it is sometimes considered
a "wine killer". Many times, when the tannins of the pepper hit the tannins
in wine, the entire flavo...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 7 - MYTH: Spicy Food Likes Sweet Wine
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A general rule of thumb has always been to move toward a sweeter wine when serving spicy food. However, not all spice or heat in a recipe comes from the same source and of...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 6 - MYTH: White Wine With Pasta
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For some reason, maybe because it is often enjoyed as a first course or because we view it as something light, our inclination is to always pair white wine with pasta. Past...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 5 - MYTH: Salads Don't Like Wine
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Salads can be composed with so many different elements. Usually we let the market and season dictate what goes into a salad, and generally salads have a base of lettuce or...
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PERFECT PAIRINGS - EPISODE 4 - MYTH: Acidic Wines Compliment Acidic Food
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Extremely acidic food such as ceviche or raw oysters with mignonette or lemon can be tricky to pair with wine. Sometimes the thought is to put an acidic wine right beside ...
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