Op-ed: Simply How To Pick The Best Red Wine Nowadays?

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Many argue that in fine dining, the type of food determines the choice of wine. More about this below.

The majority of fine dining restaurants pair particular dishes with specific wine types instead of offering a food menu and a different list of wines to select from. This is just since it is commonly thought in the culinary arts that particular taste profiles match each other and enable a more enjoyable dining experience. The phrase what "grows together goes together" is a great starting point, so for example you could easily combine pasta with wines made from Italian grape varieties. That said, for ideal outcomes, you may wish to consider some taste parameters like acidity, sweet taste, and alcohol level. It is for these factors that species of fish and sea food are best paired with light white wines and greasy red meat is best enjoyed with a rich and vibrant red wine. As individuals like Corinne Mentzelopoulos can confirm, there is a well-established discipline behind coupling food and wine.

Whether it's a professional setting or a party, first impressions are always crucial as people tend to make up their mind about you ever since the first meeting. As such, if you're having people over for dinner for the very first time, you might want to let your choosing of the menu and wine speak on your behalf. If you're a newbie to the world of wines and you usually tend to select the first wine bottle that you come across, there are a couple of pointers that might assist you figure out whether a red wine or a white wine is of a remarkable quality. The first indication is the smell. If you could get particular flowery or fruity notes, then it's very likely to be a pleasant one. If it smells unpleasant in any way, then it's most likely corked so you might want to avoid it. People in the field like Robert Wessman would also inform you that the best wine would be well balanced and have a lingering finish on your palate.

You might have encountered extremely costly red wines or white wines in the past, be it at a restaurant or online. However, many people overlook the reasons behind this enormous price tag. Though there is a component of vice involved in obtaining such expensive bottles, the wine itself is usually well worth the cost in the eyes of seasoned connoisseurs like Sebastián Zuccardi. There are lots of aspects that affect the quality and therefore the wine price and the majority of them relate to the ageing process. Typically, wines that are aged in oak barrels are the most pricey for 2 reasons. First, the oak offers the vino the red wine an oaky accord when exposed to oxygen, which makes the wine sleeker as the tannins lose some of its intensity gradually. Second of all, the process of making oak barrels is also extremely pricey, seeing that only two casks can be made from an 80-year-old oak tree.