How to Spice Up Wine Drinking with an Accompaniment
A good wine tasting party is one that has a well assorted food platter to go with it. But how would you know what goes well with what kind of wine? Say you’ve dialled up the best wine delivery Calgary service, and are now looking to host a wine tasting party, how would you know exactly what kind of food to look for? There are some tried and tested methods for accompanying wine with food, acquired over the years from numerous cultures across the world, where winemaking and culinary traditions have evolved side by side. A well trained and knowledgeable sommelier will tell you that the amount of sugar, acid, alcohol, and tannins in wine, as well the texture, taste, and “weight” of the food involved, all play a very important role in creating the perfect pairing. Some basic rules you must keep in mind are: The food should be less acidic as well as less sweet than the wine. The food and the wine should have a similar intensity of flavours. Red wine works well with bold and intense flavours...
