It's true; I really do love wine and food from Italy,
France, Germany, and other countries as well. And who among
us can reject a bargain? But I also hate wine and many
aspects of the wine scene. Let me explain my top ten
reasons for this love-hate relationship. Previous articles
discussed the unconscionable expense, the embarrassing lack
of knowledge, no wine cellar, I can't get the ... bottle
opened, and insomnia. This article discusses the food
problems that seem an inevitable part of my wine experience.
Good wine should go with good food, and great wine should
go with great food. But who can eat all that good or great
food? I am very lucky—at this point of my life I can
eat what I want, in moderation, without having to go on a
diet. I better not push my luck or I'll be joining the
multitude of dieters. But even non-dieters have major
problems with great food; the problems of expense and time.
You can bet your bottom dollar that if food tastes great,
it is either expensive, takes too much time to prepare, or
both.
Furthermore, great tasting food is probably not so good for
you. If the calories won't harm you, those tasty fats and
carbohydrates will. I don't care what others may say, in my
way of thinking 8% yogurt tastes a lot better than 0%
yogurt. Neither one goes with wine, but I think you get the
idea. And of course, for some of us overeating can cause
sleep difficulties. I know if I eat too late at night
insomnia kicks in. And as I get older and older, too late
at night becomes earlier and earlier. I said sleep
difficulties; in addition to insomnia a fine meal with wine
makes me sleepy. As you can guess napping after imbibing
wine is a great way to generate insomnia.
And what about pairing wine and food? It's not enough to
have a great wine and great food - the wine and the food
have to be great together. The possibilities for error
increase enormously. There is an easy "solution" to this
problem. Champagne is known to pair well with almost any
food. Just open your wallet (see Article 1), pop the cork
(See Article 4), and enjoy. So if you have unlimited funds
and aren't bottle opener challenged, the food pairing
problem is solved. Otherwise...
Here are the other reasons that I hate wine, to be explored
shortly: Wine snobs, Those smells and those tastes, Those
colors, Home brew, One more problem and yes, The Solution.
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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on
computers and the Internet, but between you and me, he
prefers drinking fine German or other wine, accompanied by
the right foods and the right people. He teaches classes in
computers at an Ontario French-language community college.
Check out his global wine website is
http://www.theworldwidewine.com with a new weekly column
reviewing $10 wines.
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