Today's Pairing

nutcracker · 08-18-2014, 08:16 AM

Yesterday afternoon was interesting. I had a bottle of Pinet de Picpoul with lunch - a rather acidic, citrusy wine - similar to Gruner veltliner. Anyway - not much would match profiles for an afternoon cigar!. So I went for a contrast - Partagas Series D no 4. Mellow, moderate body - nut and fruit.

The wine and the cigar played "good cop - bad cop" - and it actually worked. Occasionally chefs will do this when feeling adventurous.(Doesn't always work.) It's a little like mixing warm and cool colours in a picture - can either be hideous, or make the subject pop.

The cigar tasted pretty darned good, with the wine cleansing my palate with each sip.

08-18-2014, 08:16 AM	#5
nutcracker Shameless epicurian Join Date: Apr 2014 First Name: Neil Location: Winnipeg, Canada - Home of the Jets! Posts: 1,631 Trading: (26)	Re: Today's Pairing Yesterday afternoon was interesting. I had a bottle of Pinet de Picpoul with lunch - a rather acidic, citrusy wine - similar to Gruner veltliner. Anyway - not much would match profiles for an afternoon cigar!. So I went for a contrast - Partagas Series D no 4. Mellow, moderate body - nut and fruit. The wine and the cigar played "good cop - bad cop" - and it actually worked. Occasionally chefs will do this when feeling adventurous.(Doesn't always work.) It's a little like mixing warm and cool colours in a picture - can either be hideous, or make the subject pop. The cigar tasted pretty darned good, with the wine cleansing my palate with each sip. __________________ "Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.... Jerry Garcia (R.I.P.)