harvey steiman at large

Oysters and Wine

Some thoughts on fine-tuning the match
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 12:21pm ET

I tried, I really did, to taste the wines and the oysters as requested, chew up the oyster to coat my palate, then take a sip of the wine, no swirling and smelling first, just wash down the oyster. The object was to find the best match, not the best wine. That raised some philosophical issues for me, but I gave it my best shot.

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