Food & Wine Pairing

Question 1

How do you use wine to fight fat when pairing food.

Answer 1

Use acid and tannins to contrast fat in a dish.

• acid cuts through fat
• tannins stand up to fat

Question 2

Salty and sour flavor bring out positive characteristic of flavor in food. How can you use wine to this advantage when pair with food?

Answer 2

Tonight foods taste better wines that are high in acidity and have sour flavors work best.

Question 3

What food should you pair with a wine to make the wine taste better?

Answer 3

A salty and or sour food will always make a wine taste better.

Question 4

Define pairing of food and wine using mirroring technique

Answer 4

Mirror flavors and characteristic that a dish and wine have in common

Question 5

When you have a spicy food that you need to pair what is the best style of to use.

Answer 5

A slightly sweet wine like a spatlese Riesling.

Question 6

When choosing a dessert wine what is the rule

Answer 6

Make sure the wine is sweeter tan the dessert.

Question 7

Your fault it’s always best to pair high quality wine with low quality food to accentuate the wine

Answer 7

False - A good pairing would seek to match the quality of the wine and the dish

Question 8

It is best to avoid red wine with strong tannins with spicy dish

Answer 8

True