by Kang L. on October 30, 2008
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Last week we talked about buying & storing wine. Hopefully you would have found the tips useful. Today, it’s going to be a relatively breezy ( though fairly contentious ) post as we move to talk about pairing food with wine.
You will appreciate that different styles of wine work best when paired with particular foods. When paired correctly, the flavours can bounce off each other and help accentuate the overall profile swirling in your mouth. It’s abit like dunking donuts into coffee, or scones & tea or hot chocolate fudge sauce on vanilla ice cream. When complimenting flavours come together, it can explode.
Boom.
I’ll state now that it’s difficult for me to recommend specific bottles of wine, instead I’m going to suggest the grape varietal which best fits the food. For more information on grape varietals, read part one here.
As usual, an index of what’s covered in this post:
- Meat
- Fish
- Dessert & aperitifs
- On its own, a good book or a long conversation
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by Kang L. on October 7, 2008
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Welcome back folks. Last week we talked about what the different grape varietals were and their fundamental characteristics. Did you try the Diablo Pinot or the Dr Loosen Riesling? If not, maybe I didnt entice you quite enough, if you did, then well done on you!
Ok, in this edition, its all about understanding your bottles. We’ll start with the physical appearances and then move inwards and give you the basic tools to help you understand what wine really is. By the end of this post, you should be well equipped to confidently narrow down what you want and start enjoying it properly. Remember now, wine is not about getting drunk or about what other people say is good, its all about you and what you think is good.
Here’s what’s covered in this post:
- Gear you might need
- What the labels mean
- Prepping the bottle
- Prepping the nibbles
- Look, Sniff, Smell & Taste
- After Taste
- One last thing…
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by Kang L. on September 29, 2008
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Love wine? Me too, now let’s talk about it, all about it and from the very beginning.
Here’s a little index of what’s covered in this post:
- A brief exposition
- Wine is good for you
- Everybody loves somebody else
- Old World vs New World
- Red Grape Varietals
- White Grape Varietals
Start reading the quickie guide here…
by Kang L. on September 19, 2008
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Wine. One of life’s simple pleasures. Like great food, wine doesn’t have to cost an arm or limb to taste great, it just does.
I think of wine as an artform in itself, a craft that has been mastered by man, but so flexible that a multitude of styles can be attained. Passion and soul are painstakingly poured into every bottle made. Its a kind of liquid elegance, brimming with style and longing to excite dry taste buds.
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