To start we had a Terra de Trulli which when I tried by itself at first smelled of an assortment of spices that I couldn't put my nose on. The taste was an acidic, tart grape that started out kinda crappy but had a nice finish to it. I paired it with salad with a balsamic vinaigrette which I will say I tried without the wine first and I just don't like it (the dressing cause it is garbage). The wine with the salad was really good though, it brought out some of the underlying richness of the wine. I then tried the same wine with the same salad with ranch and it brought out alot of the creamy goodness that is ranch (I know, I must have amazing taste to like ranch more).
The pairing was of Finca Rio Negro and a Slavic dish made by my friend that was called plov. It was my first time having either so I was excited to try both alone and together. The wine alone was fruity with what I think was apple, but had a bitter note to it. Alone it was pretty pleasant, but onto the food pairing. With the meal, it added sweet undertones and brought out the spice that was hiding on the meat. The wine tasted more dry which was a plus in this instance.
The last pairing was of Camelot Mead (honey wine) that I wish I first tried before having some of the peanut butter fudge. The next day I had the rest of the mead without a pairing so I'll talk about what it was then so you can have a good example as to what it tastes like untainted. It was a very sweet meed that was a bit much for me tbh, it also was bitter at the same time and reminded me of a sour apple juice. Wouldn't buy again especially if alone. But with the fudge, it brought out the deep chocolate parts of the flavor, but it seemed way dryer and less sweet so it just paired pretty badly in my opinion. Everyone else at the table disagreed with me, but I just didn't like them together.
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