Have you ever thought of pairing wine with your favourite comfort food? Pizza? Pasta? Grilled cheese and tomato soup? It can be done! Check out our Wine Talk show with Randy Wilson from Urban Cellars and this week’s special guest Sinclair Philips, former owner/operator and wine director of the Sooke Harbour House Hotel & Restaurant.
Key Moments:
01:28 – Pairing wine with tomato-based foods
07:05 – What does “thin” or “weak” mean when describing a wine?
09:23 – Bridging ingredients that improve pairing
10:28 – White wine and sparkling wine pairings
11:57 – Matching up acidic wines with the acid in tomato sauce
13:09 – Pairing wine with food sauces
15:00 – Pairing italian wines with italian food
16:12 – Food can bring the best flavours out of wine
20:25 – Sinclair’s favourite wine
20:57 – Pairing wine with bolognese
23:00 – Pairing wine with pizza
26:13 – Pairing with hamburgers and other ground beef dishes


