Module 11: Food and Wine

The Principles of Food and Wine Pairing

About 25 minutesEssentials and Professional Edition

In this lesson you will

  • Explain how each food component (sweetness, umami, acid, salt, bitterness, chilli heat, flavour intensity, fat) changes the taste of wine
  • Identify which wine components (sweetness, acidity, tannin and oak bitterness, fruitiness, alcohol) are most affected
  • Recommend a wine by reading the dominant elements on a plate

The full lesson, its five-question quiz and the rest of the course are open to enrolled learners.