A few months ago a charity in town had a beer tasting and it was great. Lots of local breweries and brewpubs as well as some national craft brews. So last night the same org had an event called something like "wines and beers of the world." Same thing but with wine too, I figured. Awesome!
Got there and it was a wine tasting with a single table for Miller Brewing Co. Meh. Now I know that there is a serious art to wine making, and my palate can detect the blueberry, tarragon, etc. notes in the wines, and I know that lots of people get really excited about good wine but I guess I'm just not one of them. I get excited over a finely crafted beer or a good Scotch but, for some reason, wine just does next to nothing for me.
Don't get me wrong, I like a glass of wine with a good dinner, but no wine/food pairing I've ever had is as memorable as the time a chef at a local restaurant made a beef and polenta dish specifically to be paired with Bell's Rye Stout. The pairing was perfect.
Whaddya think? I'm perfectly content with good beer and no wine but am I missing something?
Got there and it was a wine tasting with a single table for Miller Brewing Co. Meh. Now I know that there is a serious art to wine making, and my palate can detect the blueberry, tarragon, etc. notes in the wines, and I know that lots of people get really excited about good wine but I guess I'm just not one of them. I get excited over a finely crafted beer or a good Scotch but, for some reason, wine just does next to nothing for me.
Don't get me wrong, I like a glass of wine with a good dinner, but no wine/food pairing I've ever had is as memorable as the time a chef at a local restaurant made a beef and polenta dish specifically to be paired with Bell's Rye Stout. The pairing was perfect.
Whaddya think? I'm perfectly content with good beer and no wine but am I missing something?