{"id":13885,"date":"2017-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/truly-awful-food-and-wine-pairings-and-why-you-should-avoid-them"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:39","slug":"truly-awful-food-and-wine-pairings-and-why-you-should-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/truly-awful-food-and-wine-pairings-and-why-you-should-avoid-them","title":{"rendered":"Truly awful food and wine pairings and why you should avoid them"},"content":{"rendered":"
We love pairing food and wine<\/strong>, and we love it even more when people don\u2019t take the whole thing<\/span> too <\/span><\/i>seriously. By all means you should seek out great food and wine pairings<\/a>, but for most of us it\u2019s not going to be a matter of life and death. A bit of experimentation, trial and the occasional error are fine. If you\u2019re a Master Sommelier designing a pairing menu at a restaurant with a couple of Michelin stars, then sure – you probably should sweat the details. Otherwise, don\u2019t worry too much and seek out pleasure rather than perfection. Perfection is unattainable anyway, right?<\/span><\/p>\n With that said, we have a confession to make. There are a number of truly awful food and wine pairings that just do not work. We\u2019re all about personal choice and taste preferences, but trust us: Remember these few and avoid them at all costs, and you\u2019ll never go too wrong!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n . Left bank Bordeaux and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon come to mind, as do other wines like Italian Barolo and Chianti<\/a>. You could probably substitute \u201cany tannic red wine\u201d here, to be safe. It is a rare case in which the wine and the food literally bring out the worst in each other. If sushi is your thing, hold off on the red altogether and consider instead a crisp dry white like <\/span>Ekam Riesling<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n It\u2019s somewhat ironic that this is such a terrible pairing when you consider just how popular oysters are in Bordeaux and its surrounding areas such as Arcachon and Cap Ferret. Oysters take on a decidedly metallic taste when washed down with red Bordeaux, and that\u2019s definitely not a good thing. Avoid it like the plague, and enjoy your oysters with a dry white Bordeaux like <\/span>Ch\u00e2teau Malartic Lagravi\u00e8re<\/span><\/a> or \u00a0a bone-dry Cava like <\/span>Bertha Brut Nature Reserva<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n . Champagne? Good. Cake? Good. What\u2019s not to like? The problem lies particularly with totally dry Champagne (or Cava or any other sparkling wine for that matter) – it just does not respond well to the overt sweetness of the cake. This is something of an anomaly, as sparkling wines can be very useful foolproof food wines. Don\u2019t do this one, though! Instead, have your cake and drink it with a fortified dessert wine from Sherry or Montilla Moriles, such as <\/span>Gran Barquero Pedro Xim\u00e9nez<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n . The acidity and gentle floral fruit of the wine is going to be destroyed by the tarragon herbs and clash with the acidity of the white wine sauce. One surefire trick is to pair this particular dish with the white wine used for the sauce. It needn\u2019t be anything overly expensive, but a good quality Sauvignon Blanc like <\/span>Analivia Sauvignon Blanc<\/span><\/a> from Rueda will stand you in good stead for both the sauce and the wine pairing!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n [cta_generico id=2600]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We love pairing food and wine, and we love it even more when people don\u2019t take the whole thing too seriously. By all means you should seek out great food and wine pairings, but for most of us it\u2019s not going to be a matter of life and death. A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pairing"],"yoast_head":"\nBad food and wine pairings<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cabernet Sauvignon and sushi<\/b><\/h3>\n
Red Bordeaux and oysters.<\/b><\/h3>\n
Champagne and cake<\/b><\/h3>\n
Pinot Noir with Chicken in white wine and tarragon sauce<\/b><\/h3>\n