On 12/10/12 5:47 PM, jcoulter wrote:
> I was debating whether or not to put some mushrooms on my Risotto
> Milanese last night so I popped couple in my mouth to taste them. Not so
> good so I opted out ofthe mushroom garnish. I then tried a sip of the
> Barbera d'Asti that I had opened. I had orignally wanted to go with
> Dolcetto but didn't have any. I suppose a Valpolicella might have been a
> little nicer, but the real shock was the absolute horrible vinegar sour
> etc taste. As per custom I had Beverly try. She said, "Yumm I like it!"
> end result Barbera so so with Osso Bucco but OMG bad with off over the
> hill mushrooms!

Very interesting, Joseph. That's the magic of food/wine pairing for you
;-) Did you go back to the risotto? How did the wine taste with it
senza funghi?

Mark Lipton


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