Food and Wine Pairing : A Sensory Experience

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CHAPTER 11

MENU PLANNING:

HORIZONTAL AND

VERTICAL PAIRING

DECISIONS

CHAPTER OUTLINE:

Introduction

Aperitif: Food and Wine of the Pacific Northwest

General Menu Planning Suggestions

Basic Wine Sequencing Recommendations

Pacific Northwest Menu Item Discussion and Recipes

Wine and Food Pairing Instrument

Wine and Food Match Decision Tree

A Profiling Approach to Match Level Assessment

Summary

Exercises

KEY CONCEPTS:

●Horizontal or vertical pairing choices

●Integrating indigenous ingredients, ethnic cooking styles, and regional wines into a menu theme

●Using judgment to predict level of perceived food-and-wine match

●The twelve primary pairing decision rules and integrating them into pairing decisions