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Wine and Food Philosophy

The Wine and Food Philosophy tasting experience happens when

you taste several different wines with a food, dish or series of

dishes. In a Wine and Food Philosophy class we prepare 6 dishes

and each dish is tasted with 6 different wines. At home you just

need to prepare a meal with one or several courses and have 2 to 6

wines to taste with the meal. This works great as a dinner party

where everyone brings a different wine.

So what does it mean to taste "different" wines. This is ususally by

grape variety. So a diverse selection of 6 wines might include

Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet

Sauvignon and a Shiraz. Whether or not you choose to mix and

match old world wines with new world wines is up to you.

It is fun

and educational regardless of theme as long as you have a diversity

of wines and a curious palate.

This is a tactile and sensory experience that allows you to discover

for yourself which wines and which foods go together. An expert can

tell you that a certain wine goes with a certain food, however, you

learn very little as to why. That is, asuming that the pairing does

work for you. All of us have different palates and while there are

certain universalities when pairing wine and food, no "perfect

pairing" is perfect for everyone.