Category Archives: PAIRING WINE AND FOOD

Symbiotic Synergies And Subsequent ‘Sins Of The Sommelier’

Posted on October 15, 2012 by intoxreport

It may come as a surprise to the nine or ten regular ‘followers’ of this column, but I hate big words. I’m not really all that big on small words either—I find that they are constantly getting in my way … Continue reading →

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‘A Cask Of Amontillado’ For My Funky Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2012 by intoxreport

Thinking pink?  Or, red instead?  The usual Valentine wine line? This year, consider considering outside the Whitman Sampler® box. Of course, most columns written about this over-written-about subject will lean toward recommending wines that pair well with chocolate, and not … Continue reading →

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Pairing Wine With Spices: The ‘It’ Flavors Of 2012

Posted on January 24, 2012 by intoxreport

Once a year, the multibillion dollar spice spigot called McCormick & Co. releases a sprinkle of predictions about what flavors will be in vogue during upcoming months—a compilation collected by their posse of parlously picky palate probers including staff chefs, … Continue reading →

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Salads with Wine: Tossing Out Some New Ideas

Posted on October 20, 2011 by intoxreport

I think we can all be pretty confident that Adam and Eve served wine in the Garden of Eden.  Otherwise, what kind of Paradise would it have been? Eating ultra-fresh salad in the spring and early summer is often reminiscent … Continue reading →

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Getting Sauced: Pairing Wine With the Mother Sauces

Posted on September 3, 2011 by intoxreport

Besides extraordinary palates, what do George Escoffier, Antonin Carême, Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme and Masaharu Morimoto have in common? They were all sauciers—which means they could make a mother of a sauce. Mother sauces are at the foundation of classical … Continue reading →

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Wine with Chili Dogs: A Match Made In Purgatory and/or Detroit

Posted on September 1, 2011 by intoxreport

Before we delve into the painfully pedantic and mind-numbingly dull world of grape juice, I vote that we take a moment to consider something that is really close to all of our fat-clogged, oxygen-starved tickers: The Coney Island Hot Dog. … Continue reading →

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Fin Vin: Serving Wine With Fish

Posted on August 31, 2011 by intoxreport

Throughout the summer and fall, choose a seacoast, find a river bank with a fast riffle or slow eddy or plant yourself in the middle of a fresh water lake anywhere in the United States and chances are that there’s … Continue reading →

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Foie Gras and Wine: Silence of the Geese

Posted on August 27, 2011 by intoxreport

Few marriages made in food/wine heaven—that is, those magical matches that simultaneously compliment and contrast, fuse complex flavors while maintaining component individuality, satisfying every gastronmic whim while leaving you craving just a bit more—are better suited to one another than … Continue reading →

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Grape Meets Grill: A Primer for Pairing BBQ and Wine

Posted on August 25, 2011 by intoxreport

In the beginning—or shortly thereafter—there was man, an open hearth, a deer haunch and a skinful of some insanely gratifying juice made from crushed grapes growing wild along the Tigris river. Primordial party time for the Mesopotamian player. The rapport … Continue reading →

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Palatal Paradise: Pairing California Wine with Food

Posted on August 25, 2011 by intoxreport

Wine Country Food—a trio of words that conjures up an image of everything that’s right with the world. It’s a world filled with freshness: backyard flavors at their seasonal tip-top washed down with just-poured sips ofCalifornia’s finest nectars.  And (it … Continue reading →

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