Wine knowledge

Acid foods need what?

Acid wines

Fatty foods like what red wines?

Acid and tannins

Salty foods like what red wines?

Acid and sweet

Spicy foods need what red wine?

Sweet wines

Sweet foods needs what red wines?

Sweet wines

Match what when pairing red wines with food?

Weight texture taste

You can match the taste but what else?

Contrast taste

Grows together…

Goes together

Champagne shouldn’t be paired with what?

Red meats blue cheese or deserts

What is blanc de blancs paired with?

Seafood, oysters, suchi, and goats cheese

Blanc de norris should be paired with what?

Caviar, poultry and hard cheeses

The lower the red wines percentage the what?

The lighter the wine

4 attributes of red wines?

Low acidity, high alcohol, fuller body, tannins.

Explain vino Verde.

Dry with crisp refreshing taste with a light taste of zest

What do you pair vino Verde with?

Seafood, shellfish and grilled fish, salads and light appetisers.

What is the taste of a zinfandel?

Bold and spicy or robust and fruity with notes of blackberry, raspberry and black pepper

What would you pair a zinfandel with?

Flavourful and hardy meals such as beef, lamb, spicy quinine such as Mexican and Indian and tomato dishes.

What are tannins?

Natural compounds found in grape skin, stems, seeds, tree bark and leaves.

What does red wines pair with best?

Red meats and red sauces.

What does wite wine pair with best?

Seafood

What flavors are chardonnay

Flavors of yellow apple, starfruit, pineapple.

What are flavors added when chardonnay is aged in a oak barrel?

Buttery, vanilla, toasted taste.

What is the taste of sauvigon blanc?

Sharp taste which is crisp and refreshing touch or zest.

What climate is sauvignon blanc grown in?

Colder climates.

Is sauvignon blanc acidy, salty, or sweet?

Acid

What would you pair sauvignon blanc with?

Light summer dishes, herbs like basil, mint, or seafood and oysters.

What is the taste of riseling?

Sweet, acidic

What is the scale of riseling

Bone dry to sweet

What climate is riseling grown in?

Coller climates

What would you pair riseling with?

Spicy Asian quinine, Thai and Indian

What are the flavors of shiraz?

Bold with a spicy kick, dark fruit flavors with rich concentrated flavors.

What would you pair shiraz with?

Grilled/roasted meats, lamb, beef, venison or rich tomato based foods.

What is the taste of malbec

Dark fruit flavors, Softer less tannins velvety texture with less harsh tannins

Explain the taste or cabernet sauvignon

Complex taste of black current and mint

What are the attributes of white wine?

Sweetness, acidity, tannins, alcohol, body fullness

What would you pair cabernet sauvignon with?

Grilled steaks and cheddar

What is different from red wines to white wines?

White wines are more refreshing.

What’s the flavors of merlot?

High tannins, softer and fruiter

What does a pino noir taste like?

Rich and flavorful with a fruity and acidic taste

What would uou pair pino noir with?

Mushrooms, truffle, duck, venison, salmon.

What is Rose paired with?

Salads, seafood, meats, spicy foods.