Matching wine with food

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cj

Thanks for the compliment but I haven't written a book (not yet anyway!).

What you might have picked up from my post to Yabloka was that I'm studying for my Master of Wine and I have many books that I'm reading.

Please feel free post more questions or your thoughts on the wines you are trying.

One thing I would like to mention about the Italian Merlot that you are going to buy. Generally Old World Wines (wines from Italy, France, Germany, etc....) will taste more earthy than those from your home state. The first time I had Chianti the sommelier asked me what I thought about it and I said it tasted like dirt. He loved it! He was amazed that my palate had picked it up. Yes, it will have an earthy, dirt kind of flavor to it. It's supposed to. Try the wine before you eat and see if you can pick out some of the flavors. Then see if the wine changes when it's paired with food. These wines are made to drink while eating, unlike the fruitbomb wines from California and Australia.

The French and Italians drink wine to compliment the meal which is why they are made in that style.

Please let us know what you think.