We all know that a big red wine pairs well with a steak, but what about more difficult dishes like vegetables and sushi? Well here to tell us about 5 terrible wine and food matches, and how to fix them, is Natalie MacLean, the author of the upcoming memoir, Wine Witch on Fire. Let’s start with veggies, especially asparagus, why are they so difficult to pair with wine? Asparagus and artichoke have cynarin, an organic acid, that stimulates our taste buds’ sugar receptors and fools us into thinking that everything we eat or drink afterwards is sweeter than it […]
Published on April 11, 2023 17:20