How To Pair Fried Chicken With Wine Without Ruining Either

About this episode

The hosts test how fried chicken affects wine tasting and discover that Chenin Blanc is the best pairing.

Send us Fan Mail We test how much fried chicken changes what we taste in wine. We taste Fried Chicken (known for its 11 Secret Herbs & Spices) with four different wines and land on a big big winner! And the Winner is.... CHENIN BLANC! https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_141243/boschendal-sommelier-selection-chenin-blanc?srsltid=AfmBOop4UKEn_vykFkkL9mg2IAoCboTZeH5nP3XG1TrnCFSP8-kVi8EA I just really want to know if we have any listeners that are actually going to have KFC ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann

Topics covered

• wine pairing
• fried chicken
• taste testing
• culinary education
• food and wine
• tasting notes

Keywords

• wine pairing
• fried chicken
• Chenin Blanc
• taste test
• food pairing
• culinary
• 11 Secret Herbs & Spices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KFC

Products: Fried Chicken, CHENIN BLANC

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