wine without food

[Innkeeper]

Two things. First not all wine is made to go with food. Huge reds and over oaky whites, especially chardonnay, go with very few foods if any. Huge reds go with huge steaks, and oaky chards go with roast chicken dripping with butter. Little else. What you can do with both types of wine is quaff them. If you read WW's posts on cabs, he rarely mentions what, if anything, he ate with them.

Secondly, even "food wines" go better with foods if they are properly matched. Admittedly there is a school of "all wine goes with all food." Technically this is probably true, but with thought and practice, one can optimize one's choices. If you peruse our Wine and Food Affinities thread, going way back as you can easily, you will find many excellent recommendations on matching wines and foods. If you ever have a specific question on the subject, post it on that thread, and we will do our best to help you out.