2. Pairing Wine with Food

Question 1

What does sweetness in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 1

Makes it more drying and bitter, more acidic

Less sweet and fruity

Question 2

What does umami in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 2

Makes it more drying and bitter, more acidic

Less sweet and fruity

Question 3

What does salt in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 3

Less drying and bitter, less acidic
More fruity, more body
Softens tannins

Question 4

What does acidity in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 4

Less drying and bitter, less acidic

More fruity and sweet

Question 5

What does fat/oil in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 5

Less acidic

Question 6

What does chilli in a food do to the taste of a wine?

Answer 6

Makes the alcohol seem more noticeable

Increases the heat from the food

Question 7

What flavours in food are wine friendly?

Answer 7

Acidity and salt

Question 8

What flavours in food are not wine friendly?

Answer 8

Umami and sweetness

Question 9

What should be sweeter the food or the wine?

Answer 9

Wines should have a higher level of sweetness than the dish

Question 10

In what situation can acidity in food not be a positive pairing?

Answer 10

With wines with low acidity - the acid in the food can make the wine seem less fruity