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Wine and Food pairings - Cheat Sheet
When I was younger and first learnt to appreciate the taste of wine, I started ordering them with my meal, I remember loving the first few sips and then once I tried it again with food – it felt so damn siap on my tongue and I couldn’t taste the initial fruity or floral scent. Then I figured how important of a role food in pairing with the wine. Red, Whites, Bubbly. Dessert. Spicy, fruity, floral, mineral-y, sugar sweet. Don’t fret, let’s take it one at a time. Reds Pairing red wines with food largely base on the tannins and...
Fifty shades of Red: Wine version
Ever found yourself dumbfounded having to guess from a Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based solely on the color of the wine? Fret not, as we have all encountered this situation! Before we go in-depth on the varying hues of red wines (there are approx. 32 varieties!), one first has to appreciate how the color is developed. Red grape varieties contain molecules, anthocyanins, whose color varies from red to purple. This color is no stranger to us, as it is also found in beetroots, red cabbage & eggplants! How the colour magic happens is that grape skins are...
Maceration? WTF is that!
Maceration sounds a whole lot like massacre doesn’t it? Well it is a massacre.. of grapes - a glorious one at that. Macerate literally means softened by soaking. In the context of wine making, maceration is a vital process used by wine makers to extract aroma, tannins and color from the grape to the wine by soaking grape skin, stem, pulp and seed together. FYI this process determines the tannins (partially) and if the wine turns out to be white , red or pink (like how I would like to see the world). Grape varietal, temperature during maceration, duration and...
New World vs Old World Wines - What's the difference?
You’ve probably heard Old World versus New World wines, what exactly is the difference? New World wines are from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Chile, South Africa and the USA, less popular regions include India, Japan and China. These wineries usually adopt and implement the traditions of wine making from Old World Wines. Due to warmer climates, New World wines tend to produce a less acidic, more fruity and sweeter grapes which translates to wines with a higher alcohol content. Old World wines are from countries where wine making first originated, France, Italy, Spain, Germany. This list also includes...
