Food Pairing and Wines

Question 1

What are the two components in food that make wine taste “harder” (thick)?

Answer 1

sweetness and umami (fungi)

Question 2

What are the two components in food that make wine taste “softer” (easier to drink)?

Answer 2

salt and acid

Question 3

If food is sweet then wine seems…

Answer 3

more drying and bitter, more acidic and less sweet and fruity (“harder” or “thick” mouthfeel)

Question 4

If a wine tastes “hard” what words would describe that experience?

Answer 4

Drying, bitter, acidic, less sweet and fruity

Question 5

what does fatty/ oil food have on wine?

Answer 5

wine seem less acidic

Question 6

two components in food to make the wine seem less drying and bitter, less acidic, sweeter and fruity?

Answer 6

Acidity and saltiness

Question 7

What effect does salt have on the tannin levels in red wine?

Answer 7

tannins seem softer

Question 8

two components in food that tend to make wine seem MORE drying and bitter, less sweet and less fruity.

Answer 8

sweetness and unami