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When it comes to food and wine pairings, there are those who carelessly match any dish with any libation and those who painstakingly try to balance the flavors of the food with the perfect wine. No matter where you land on the spectrum, there are some dishes that remain challenging (potluck, anyone?), so having knowledge of ways to properly pair wine with your food can truly intensify the enjoyment of eating. It doesn’t get much better than sea bass with
Burgundy and a juicy steak with a classic
Cabernet Sauvignon, so here are some pairing tips that promise to make your next dish sing:
Better for You Wines Are The Hot Trend in 2021
Better for you wines are the hot trend of 2021. The moniker for these health-marketed wines hasn t yet been universally agreed upon, and Nielsen doesn t yet track this as a category. But big wine companies and big grocery chains are buying into the idea, and there will be several significant launches in the months to come.
Broadly speaking, this new category of better for you wines shares two characteristics. First, they are lower in alcohol, through mechanical means of alcohol reduction. Second, they have zero residual sugar. Thus a naturally low-alcohol German Riesling made from organic grapes and natural yeast would not qualify if it has RS, while a wine that has been stripped to its component parts and reassembled at 10% alcohol would.
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Decanter
Find out what s inside the latest issue of Decanter magazine.
Features:
Remembering Steven Spurrier – Decanter pays tribute to its former consultant editor, who passed away in March 2021, but whose huge impact on the whole world of wine will endure
Producer profile: St Hallett in Barossa, South Australia – David Sly
Vintage report: Napa Valley Cabernet 2018 – Matthew Luczy shares 30 of his top picks from an excellent year
Regional profile: Alentejo, Portugal – Sarah Ahmed
Amarone: pairing with food – Aldo Fiordelli explores this rich Veneto red – notably tricky for food pairings – and gives advice on dishes to match
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