Daily Wine Tidbits

A lot of people may have trouble pairing their food with wine. It does take some getting used to when matching the taste of wine with a food that would go well with it. However, a neat little trick that I recently learned is while sniffing a wine, also breathe in air through your mouth at the same time. Sounds a little weird, but it works. You will "taste" what you're smelling. If the wine has a smokiness to it, you will taste it in your throat and the same goes for wines with a bit of spice to them. So, you will be able to tell if you should have smoked sausage or spicy Thai food with wines of similar characteristics. If you don't get a sensation in your throat, it's most likely a very "clean" wine and would go well with vegetarian or seafood dishes. Bon Apetit!!