Some of you may recall a stir created last month by news of a study that many claimed debunked
the harmonious pairing of cheese and red wine. Well, Slate's Mike Steinberger recently spoke with U.C. Davis professor Hildegarde Heymann, supervisor of
the wine and cheese study. Heymann feels that the results of the study were grossly misinterpreted by the media. The
tasters, apparently, weren't wine experts, but rather university students and staff. The wines, mostly from California
ranged in price from $7 to $20. While the cheeses did make the wines taste less intense, tasters were still very much
able to distinguish the better wines of the bunch, Heymann told Steinberger. Moreover, in some cases, bad cheese may
even mask the more offensive characteristics of bad wine.Wine and cheese together again
Some of you may recall a stir created last month by news of a study that many claimed debunked
the harmonious pairing of cheese and red wine. Well, Slate's Mike Steinberger recently spoke with U.C. Davis professor Hildegarde Heymann, supervisor of
the wine and cheese study. Heymann feels that the results of the study were grossly misinterpreted by the media. The
tasters, apparently, weren't wine experts, but rather university students and staff. The wines, mostly from California
ranged in price from $7 to $20. While the cheeses did make the wines taste less intense, tasters were still very much
able to distinguish the better wines of the bunch, Heymann told Steinberger. Moreover, in some cases, bad cheese may
even mask the more offensive characteristics of bad wine.Comments [3]
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