wine and manacotti

[Thomas]

Donovan,

What happened to your view about contrast? As you asked in another post, why put same wine with same food attributes?

I regularly pair southern Italian wines with acidic tomato sauces, for the contrast; and I do not get sour as my reward, I get opposing mouthfeel working as an interesting, and even harmonious mix.

You make the assumption that a wine that is not acidic is sweet. That is not the case. We are talking about lower acidity and more fruit in southern Italian wines as opposed to northern.

In fact, I would hardly ever--no never--drink a sweet red wine with tomato sauce or any other sauce...




[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 01-30-2006).]