Pairing Water and Wine: Exceptions to the Rules

In previous articles we've explored why we should conduct a water tasting, the perfect water tasting technique, and which are the best tools for a water tasting: today it's time to learn something more about the perfect way to pair S.Pellegrino waters and wines for the perfect combination.

The practice of pairing water with wine involves a wide set of variables. We have already covered 10 rules of water and wine pairing, but as can be expected, any fixed set of rules is bound to come up against situations where they may not apply, and indeed the exceptions that follow offer cases, and particular products in which the aforesaid “rules” of water and wine pairing may readily be subverted.

Classic Sparkling Wines and Champagne with Vintages

These must be accompanied exclusively by Acqua Panna because they boast refined, elegant aromas and flavors, in addition to offering a perfectly harmonious taste spectrum.

Great Red Wines

Where these wines are drunk alone and not during the meal, they should be accompanied by Acqua Panna, so as to savor at greater length the effect on the palate, and therefore appreciate each successive sip.

Full-Bodied White Wines with a Strong Structure

Wines aged in barrique and in the bottle to acquire characteristic, persistent aromas and flavors, can only be properly paired with the intense sparkle of S.Pellegrino water.

White Wine Served for Aperitif

These wines are ideal with S.Pellegrino again, because its carbon dioxide favors the secretion of gastric juices and sharpens the appetite; by uniting this type of wine with S.Pellegrino one achieves the purpose itself of the aperitif: the organism is prepared for the coming meal.

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This text is taken from The S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna Water Codex, a book written by international sommelier Giuseppe Vaccarini and Claudia Moriondo (Doctorate in Food Preparation Science). With this book S.Pellegrino   & Acqua Panna studied and codified the guidelines, the best techniques and tools to conduct water tasting, with the aim to create a common language for everyone who whish to explore this topic.