LO 6 Flashcards
If food is sweet, wine will seem:
More drying
More acidic
Less sweet
Less fruity
Sweet food should be served with _____ wine
Sweet
if food has umami flavor, wine will seem:
More drying
More bitter
More acidic
Less sweet
Less fruity
If food is acidic, wine will taste:
Less drying
Less biter
Less acidic
More fruity
More sweet
If food is salty, wine will taste
Less drying
Less biter
Less acid
More body
More fruit
Soften tannins
Food friendly :)
If food has heat, wine can:
Appear to have more alcohol. Burning from the chili heat directly correlates to the burning alcohol feeling in wine
Flavor intensity of food and wine should be:
Even matched to not overpower one another
Which type of food is paired well with acidic wines
Fatty foods
Acidic wine can “cut through” fattiness of food and create pleasant sensation
Wine storage should be:
1) kept cool and constant temp
2) away from sunshine and artificial light
3) cork and on its side
Think of a wine fridge
Sweet wines recommended service temp:
Well chilled
43-46 degrees
Example: Sauternes
Sparkling wines recommended service temp:
Well chilled
43-50 degrees
Light, medium- bodied and rosè recommended service temp:
Chilled
45-50 degrees
Example: Pinot Grigio
Full bodied white wine recommended service temp:
Lightly chilled
50-55 degrees
Example: Oaked Chardonnay
Light bodied red wine recommended service temp:
Room temperature or lightly chilled
55-64 degrees
Example: beaujolais
Medium, full bodied red recommended service temperature:
Room temp
59-64 degrees
Example: Shiraz