Chow.com has posted an article about pairing wine with spicy food that goes beyond the standard recommendation of “sweet and white.” Wine and spirits specialist Jordan MacKay recommends selecting a wine with a flavor profile that compliments the characteristics of the specific chile being used in a dish. And that wine could even be red. Read more: “On Pairing Wine with Spicy Food.”
Paul Blow
Check out my youtube video “Matching Wine with Spicy Food”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZJttRhy38g
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Warren Edwardes
Hi Warren,
Thanks for sharing this animated tidbit about pairing with curries in particular. Some helpful info there!
Hi Warren,
Thanks for the instructive animated tidbit on pairing alcohol with curries! For more musings about wine, curries, and maybe politics or cricket, visit Warren’s blog http://wineforspicewarrenedwardes.blogspot.com/