A Question of Priorities - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: GENERAL (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-100.html) +--- Forum: Wine/Food Affinities (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-4.html) +--- Thread: A Question of Priorities (/thread-1225.html) |
- Hal - 01-24-2002 I am curious how some among us go about doing meals. Do you choose a wine after you have planned the menu, or do you plan the menu after deciding which wine to drink? Personally, I usually decide on what will be for dinner for just the two of us, and then choose a wine from my rack or fridge that I want to drink with dinner. Very occasionally I have a special bottle of wine that I want to serve, most likely to share with friends, and plan a dinner around it. - Innkeeper - 01-24-2002 Pretty much the same here. One exception, if I have a new wine to try, even though it may not be special, will plan a meal around it. Sometimes this is just a good guess. - hotwine - 01-24-2002 We work the same way. Usually, my lovely wife plans the menu, and I select the wine to accompany it. But once in a while, I'll suggest we have a special wine and need particular foods to go with it, and she'll come up with a specific menu that includes those particulars. - winemermaid - 01-24-2002 I'm with the majority; usually the food comes first, then the wine, unless I have a special bottle to try that relies on a certain type of food - Thomas - 01-24-2002 Yep, me too. I usually have enough of a variety of wine in the cellar so that whatever the meal is I can come up with a wine for it, or something close. And if I cannot, it's a reason to run to the wine shop to get a new wine. - winedope - 01-24-2002 add me to the list- food first, then wine. As Foodie said, it can also be a good reason to go to the store and peruse... - winoweenie - 01-25-2002 What an easy question. I take what-ever's in the freezer, Nuke that baby and finish my bottle of cab, bordeaux, pinot, burgandy, rhone, or zin. WW - Thomas - 01-25-2002 ww, you lie; I know you have a sw once in a while--admit again... - winoweenie - 01-25-2002 Only under protest and the watchful eye of John Walker. WW |