Cheese Can Really Improve the Taste of Wine

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If you love pairing up wine with cheese, you’ll now have one more excuse to do it and a perfect explanation for anyone who might ask you about it. A recent study published in the Food Science journal proves that cheese improves the taste of wine.

The research was conducted at the Centre for Taste and Feeding Behavior in France. The researchers asked 31 wine drinkers from France to taste four wines in various situations — on their own and with different types of cheese. This method is known as multi-intake temporal dominance of sensations. In simple terms, the drinkers were asked which ones they enjoyed and why.

The study found that all four wines tasted better after the participants ate cheese. “We learned the duration of the perception of astringency of a certain wine could be reduced after having cheese and the four evaluated cheeses had the same effect,” lead researcher Mara Galmarini told Telegraph. “In short, when having a plate of assorted cheeses, the wine will probably taste better no matter which one they choose.”

Next time you’re having friends over, we suggest conducting an experiment of your own!