juggernt 
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3471
 | | 02-25-2004 02:55 PM |
| Most of the discussion I've heard is "what wine do we pair with this food?"
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts: 12481
| | 02-25-2004 03:05 PM |
| All the time, especially when I'm doing the cooking at home. PURPLE tends to plan a meal and then pick the wines. I tend to pick the wines and plan a meal around them. Sometimes I do this while dining out if I see something on the wine list I'm exceptionally interested in. | | | Joe-----Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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NorCalVinoLover
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2202
| | 02-25-2004 03:20 PM |
| On many occasions Madame NCVL and myself will first pick out a wine and then plan a dinner around our wine selection. Almost always this involves cooking at home.  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 02-25-2004 03:34 PM |
| Frequently, virtually all the time. I usually have 6-12 bottles standing up and I see what's good in the market that will pair well with one of the wines. Sometimes, if I have a particular wine I must have that night, I will seek out food that goes well with it. | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts: 8568
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| 02-25-2004 04:42 PM |
| At home, what the market has that is good determines the wine. At a restaurant the roles are reversed, the most interesting/best deal on the winelist determines what dishes to order. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30914
| | 02-25-2004 04:48 PM |
| If we are planning a dinner party Tricia will throw out some ideas of what she wants to cook and I usually have a bottle of something that will go with it.
At wine dinners I plan at my club I always choose the wines first and then sit with the chef to determine the menu.
If I have an unusual wine and I want to take it to a restaurant I will call the chef at the restaurant a couple of days before. They are always willing to come up with a special dish for the wine I BYO. | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3471
| | 02-26-2004 01:19 PM |
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If we are planning a dinner party Tricia will throw out some ideas of what she wants to cook and I usually have a bottle of something that will go with it.
At wine dinners I plan at my club I always choose the wines first and then sit with the chef to determine the menu.
If I have an unusual wine and I want to take it to a restaurant I will call the chef at the restaurant a couple of days before. They are always willing to come up with a special dish for the wine I BYO.
Stupid Virginia and no corkage!!!
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2042
| | 02-26-2004 01:26 PM |
| But, Sheldon, it's so easy to find good wines at our local restaurants!  | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13768
| | 02-26-2004 06:57 PM |
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If we are planning a dinner party Tricia will throw out some ideas of what she wants to cook and I usually have a bottle of something that will go with it.
At wine dinners I plan at my club I always choose the wines first and then sit with the chef to determine the menu.
If I have an unusual wine and I want to take it to a restaurant I will call the chef at the restaurant a couple of days before. They are always willing to come up with a special dish for the wine I BYO.
Stupid Virginia and no corkage!!!
It's the thing that first comes to mind that I hate most about living here.
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Tom
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2384
| | 02-26-2004 09:43 PM |
| I tend to pick the wines first as well, particularly with a strong wine list. I went to the Culinary Institute for dinner a few years back and a good friend of mine asked me how it was. I went on and on about how good the wine was, the fairly extensive wine list, etc. etc. When I finally finished (which can be some long time mind you....) he said, "I meant the food." Priorities. | | | |
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