Kev Sib Tham Nrog Sommelier Tonya Pitts Ntawm Wine/Food Pairing Thiab Dub Keeb Kwm Lub Hlis

Tonya Pitts loj hlob hauv St. Louis, Missouri thiab nco txog nws pog thiab yawm txiv nyiam ib khob liab Manischewitz cawv nrog noj hmo txhua hmo. Fast-forward rau hnub no qhov twg Tonya Pitts tswj hwm 600-lub raj mis npe ntawm cov neeg qhuas Ib Lub Khw Tsev noj mov hauv San Francisco, thiab tsis ntev los no tau hu ua 'Sommelier ntawm Lub Xyoo' los ntawm Wine Enthusiast's 2022 Wine Stars txeeb.

Hauv kev xam phaj hauv xov tooj tsis ntev los no, Pitts qhia qee qhov ntawm nws qhov kev nkag siab txog kev kos duab ntawm cawv thiab khoom noj khoom haus. Nws kuj hais txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm Lub Hlis Keeb Kwm Dub, thiab yuav ua li cas los ua ke ib ncig ntawm lub rooj noj thiab haus nrog tsev neeg thiab cov phooj ywg yeej ib txwm yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm African-American kab lis kev cai.

Wine and Food Pairing Philosophy

Pitts hais tias "Rau kuv, kev sib koom ua ke ntawm cawv thiab zaub mov yog txhua yam hais txog kev sib xyaw ua ke, qhov hnyav thiab saj," Pitts hais. "Kuv xav kom cov cawv los ua ib feem ntawm cov tais diav - sib tov nrog lub tais - thiab tsis txhob muab lub tais."

Nws piav qhia tias ntses, piv txwv li, tuaj yeem muaj ntau yam sib txawv, xws li lub teeb thiab flaky lossis firmer thiab oily. Tom qab ntawd cov ntses uas siv nrog cov ntses yuav muag heev, creamy, ntsim, thiab muaj ntau saj thiab nuances. Thiab tom qab ntawd cov cawv kuj tuaj yeem muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm lub cev, xws li lub teeb, nruab nrab, viscous, nrog rau qib acid sib txawv, tsw, thiab qib cawv.

"Kuv xav txog tag nrho cov kev hloov pauv no," nws piav qhia, "thaum tsim thiab sib xyaw cawv thiab zaub mov. Kuv kuj nyiam sim ua khub nrog wines uas tsis yog tus qauv. "

Pitts muaj ntau tshaj 20 xyoo ntawm kev paub hauv kev tsim cov khawv koob nrog nws cov cawv txiv hmab thiab khoom noj ua ke. Ua ntej ua tus thawj coj ua cawv txiv hmab ntawm One Market Restaurant hauv 2008, nws tau ua haujlwm rau ob peb lub khw noj mov hauv San Francisco Bay, xws li Zuni Café, Bizou, thiab Mistral. Nws kuj tau dhau lub Tsev Hais Plaub ntawm Master Sommelier qhov kev xeem dhau los ua tus Certified Sommelier. Hauv nws lub sijhawm dawb, Pitts ua tus cob qhia rau lwm tus uas xav nkag mus rau hauv kev lag luam tos txais qhua, txiav txim rau San Francisco International Wine Competition, thiab yog tus hais lus, sau ntawv, thiab tus kws pab tswv yim cawv / zaub mov.

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Pitt hais tias, "Peb cov npe cawv-los ntawm-cov iav tau hloov kho txhua ob lub hlis," yog li kuv sim tsim cov kev xaiv ua khub tshiab raws li tus cwj pwm ntawm lub caij nyoog."

Piv txwv li, tam sim no tib neeg tab tom thov rau lwm txoj hauv kev rau Pinot Noir los ua ke nrog nqaij npuas, os, thiab ntses tais. "Kuv pom zoo kom sib zog liab Rhone's (Grenache raws) uas tsis hnyav hnyav thiab muaj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo zoo / kua qaub. Kuv kuj pom tias qee cov laus thiab ntau elegant Grand Reserva wines los ntawm Rioja (Tempranillo raws) hloov mus rau ntau lub tais. Kuv txawm muaj Yorkville Highlands Petite Syrah los ntawm Lub Nroog Mendocino uas tsis hnyav li, uas kuv ua ke nrog qee cov tais diav. "

Pitts hais tias nws tsom mus rau qhov uas tus neeg siv khoom thov, thiab yog tias lawv xav tau cov cawv loj Cabernet Sauvignon, nws pom zoo cov tais diav uas yuav mus nrog nws, tab sis nws kuj nyiam muaj tswv yim thiab xav tawm ntawm lub thawv.

"Ib qho ua ke uas zoo siab yog xiav pob kws tortilla chips nrog melted cheese ua ke nrog sparkling caw," nws hais. “Kuv tau siv Iron Nees Reserve Blanc de Blanc uas muaj ib tug hint ntawm ib tug salty briny yam ntxwv. Qhov saj ntawm cov cawv no nrog kev ntxhib los mos ntawm cov chips thiab ntsev yog qhov zoo heev. "

Lwm qhov kev nyiam yog ua khub rosé wine nrog ntsim Mev tais diav thiab salsa. "Lub caij nplooj zeeg dhau los no" nws hais tias, "Kuv tau nchuav cov paj ntoo no los ntawm Baja, Mexico los ntawm lub khob, thiab muab nws nrog cov nqaij ntses ci nrog cov kua txob liab. Nws yog ib tug hit. Cov neeg nyiam nws. Rose kuj mus zoo heev nrog blistered Padron ntsuab chilis. "

Thaum nws los txog rau yav qab teb cuisine, xws li collard greens, cornbread, tav, thiab qos yaj ywm qab zib, Pitts nrhiav tawm cov kua qaub ntau dua uas loj hlob hauv cheeb tsam nrog limestone. "Rau cov zaub ntsuab," nws hais tias, "Kuv yuav ua ke nrog Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc), los yog lwm cov kua qaub dawb dawb. Piv txwv li, kuv tsis ntev los no nyob rau hauv tim Nkij teb chaws, thiab muaj ib tug caw los ntawm lub cheeb tsam Attica ua nrog cov Savatiano txiv hmab. Nws muaj qhov purest flintiest saj uas nws muab kuv goosebumps. Nws yuav zoo heev nrog collard zaub. "

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Raws li ib qho ntawm ob peb tus poj niam Dub sommeliers hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas, Pitts muaj cov kev xav paub meej tias nws tseem ceeb npaum li cas kom nco ntsoov cov cuab yeej cuab tam ntawm Cov Neeg Dub hauv Asmeskas. Nws tau ntsib cov neeg sim nws txoj kev paub ntawm cawv txiv hmab thiab khoom noj ua ke, vim nws yog ob leeg Dub thiab ib tug poj niam.

Nws hais tias, "Peb yuav tsum nco ntsoov tias dej haus yog ib feem ntawm lub rooj thaum lub sijhawm ua qhev," tab sis kuj nrog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb Dub uas lawv muaj av. Cov neeg tau txais yam lawv muaj thiab ua cov khoom nrog nws - da dej gin thiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo cawv. "

Tseeb tiag, muaj cov tsev neeg Dub los ntawm Asmeskas Sab Qab Teb uas tau ua txhua hom cawv rau ntau tiam neeg, qee zaum nrog rau Muscadine txiv hmab txiv ntoo, uas yog ib txwm nyob rau sab qab teb thiab tsim qab qab qhuav, semi-qab zib, thiab qab zib wines. Txawm li cas los xij, zoo li keeb kwm ntawm lwm pawg neeg tsawg thiab cov poj niam nyob rau hauv Asmeskas thaum ntxov, nws tsis tshua muaj ntaub ntawv pov thawj.

"Lub nam ntawm cawv uas kuv nyiam heev," muses Pitts, 'yog zaj dab neeg uas tshwm sim nyob ib ncig ntawm lub rooj thaum koj muaj cawv thiab zaub mov. Peb yuav tsum nco ntsoov tias zaub mov thiab dej haus pab tsim lub zej zog thiab coj tib neeg los ua ke. "