Looking to broaden your white wine horizons? Why not do it for National White Wine Day? Yes, it’s anther “XXX” day, but I do find the wine days are fun ways to explore things I don’t necessarily think about. It’s funny, because when I first started drinking wine, you were hard pressed to get me to drink much white wine. I was all about Pinot Noir and then eventually bolder red wines. You know, after I got past my 5-gallon box of White Zinfandel phase. Hey, we all have to start somewhere! And it was that way for a while. But over the years, things began to shift.
These days, I drink as much, and likely more, white and sparkling wine as I do red wine. I think one of the biggest factors in that shift happened when I really began to enjoy my wines with food as opposed to just drinking them on their own. To be a good pairing partner, wines need to have acidity and so many times, white wines deliver on that must-have characteristic. Don’t get me wrong, red wines have acidity too – Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo, and Sangiovese are all known for their high levels of acidity – but the refreshing nature of many lighter styles of wines just seem so welcome at the table. Of course, it’s not all about acid and at the end of the day, the wine needs to be balanced. I
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