WSET 1 - Pairing Food And Wine Flashcards
1
Q
What effect does sweet food have on wine?
A
Wine seems more drying, bitter and acidic; less sweet and fruity.
2
Q
What effect do umami flavors in food have on wine?
A
Wine seems more drying, bitter and acidic; less sweet and fruity.
3
Q
What effect does salty food have on wine?
A
Wine seems less drying, bitter and acidic; more fruity and more body.
4
Q
What effect does acidic food have on wine?
A
Wine seems less dying, bitter and acidic; more sweet and fruity.
5
Q
What effect does highly flavored food have on wine?
A
Wine can be overwhelmed by the food flavors.
6
Q
What effect does fatty/oily food have on wine?
A
Wine seems less acidic.
7
Q
What effect does chilli have on wine?
A
The alcohol in the wine seems more noticeable, as does the heat from the chilli.
