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Playing With Food

Playing With Wine

By Fr. Ian Delinger
Published September 30, 2024 at 1:53 PM PDT
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WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) offers several levels of wine knowledge certification.
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WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) offers several levels of wine knowledge certification.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The course includes exercises and experiences to improve knowledge and understanding of wines.
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The course includes exercises and experiences to improve knowledge and understanding of wines.
Fr. Ian Delinger
The Playing With Food Team arrived just in time for the food and wine pairing portion of the course.
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The Playing With Food Team arrived just in time for the food and wine pairing portion of the course.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Six wines were paired with salty (salt), sour (lemon), umami (Parmesan cheese), fat (smoked salmon), sweet (meringue and stroopwaffle) and finally chili (ghost pepper potato chips).
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Six wines were paired with salty (salt), sour (lemon), umami (Parmesan cheese), fat (smoked salmon), sweet (meringue and stroopwaffle) and finally chili (ghost pepper potato chips).
Fr. Ian Delinger
The six wines paired with food came from all over the world.
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The six wines paired with food came from all over the world.
Fr. Ian Delinger
Melanie Webber teaches WSET Level 1 and Level 2 courses at Broken Earth Winery on a regular basis.
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Melanie Webber teaches WSET Level 1 and Level 2 courses at Broken Earth Winery on a regular basis.
Fr. Ian Delinger

Wine. It’s all around us. And there’s so much to learn! There are classes at Broken Earth Winery in Paso Robles which include learning the basics and tasting the varietals, but also pairing food and wine!

Playing With Food
Fr. Ian Delinger
Fr. Ian Delinger hosts "Playing with Food," a monthly segment on "Issues and Ideas" that explores unique ways of looking at and preparing everyday foods on the California Central Coast.
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