why is red wine recommended with beef? What does it add that say water or soft drinks don’t?
It's a flavor pairing. Take a great steak, pepper it, and the flavors of that steak will be complimented by an earthy, peppery, hot Zin. As you're chewing the steak, take a sip of wine, and the flavors in the wine will work with the flavors in the steak, and both things will taste better.
The Short Answer
It's a flavor pairing. Take a great steak, pepper it, and the flavors of that steak will be complimented by an earthy, peppery, hot Zin. As you're chewing the steak, take a sip of wine, and the flavors in the wine will work with the flavors in the steak, and both things will taste better. Ever paired any other food, and the sum of both things together taste better than either one did by itself? It's the same thing. Water doesn't really have a flavor to add to steak. If anything, it'll dilute the flavors of the meat and seasoning. Soda with all of the sugar is too sweet and over powering, and it's flavor doesn't have similarity to the steak, so it doesn't pair well.
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Key Concepts: Steak, flavors, it's
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It's a flavor pairing. Take a great steak, pepper it, and the flavors of that steak will be complimented by an earthy, peppery, hot Zin. As you're chewing the steak, take a sip of wine, and the flavors in the wine will work with the flavors in the…
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