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Wine and Food Pairing - The Widget

NatDecants wine and food pairing widget


I've written many a story about wine and food pairing for Wine Enthusiast magazine, and one of the people I turn to again and again for expert tips is Natalie MacLean, my favorite north-of-the-border wine writer. Natalie knows her stuff: She's a certified sommelier who runs an award-winning Web site and free newsletter, she's funny (she's the author of Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass -- no wine snobbery in that title), and she's really polite (every time I interview her she sends a thank-you note!).

Now, Nat has a new food and wine pairing widget out that she's created from eight years of notes and pairings. You can pair by choosing a food or a wine first, which is nice (I've noticed that wine-centric people choose the wine first, and then the food, and food-centric people do the opposite).

Make sure you read Doug's evaluation of the widget at Wino Magazine. Apparently, Natalie has a really good sense of humor: the widget recommends kangaroo with his Mourvedre.

Try the widget after the jump.



[Via Wino Magazine]

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Filed Under: On the Blogs, Drink Recipes
Tags: food, widget, wine, wine pairing

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Sally Marsden

3-21-2009 @10:24AM Sally Marsden said... This is an amazing like tool! I've been using it over the past two days to figure out which wines I'll pair with dinner (and whihc beers for my husband!)

I posted a copy of it on my Facebook page and my blog... easily done in 3 clicks!
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Sharon Maraniss

3-21-2009 @10:26AM Sharon Maraniss said... This is an amazing like tool! I've been using it over the past two days to figure out which wines I'll pair with dinner (and whihc beers for my husband!)

I posted a copy of it on my Facebook page and my blog... easily done in 3 clicks!
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Helena Cody

3-22-2009 @12:25PM Helena Cody said... This is too cool! Not only do I find the wine to go with what I have planned for dinner, but the choices give me the opportunity to change my mind and serve something that sounds even better than I had decided upon. A great, easy site to check out what wine to serve with a meal, or vice versa, what meal to serve with a wine.
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Hello Vino

3-27-2009 @10:31PM Hello Vino said... Have you tried Hello Vino? It's a free food and wine pairing service you can use with your mobile device.

Simply browse to HelloVino.com using your cell phone, or text the word 'HELLOVINO' to 368266 - it comes in handy when you're in the store or out at a restaurant.
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