Filipino food with wine

For a couple of decades, many of the experts in wine have claimed that you couldn’t pair off Filipino food with wine. But many of the so called experts cannot claim their expertise in Filipino food because all it takes is a certain open mindedness to be able to come up with some revelations on certain excellent pairings. Working with the tandem of Arnie del Rosario and Jay Labrador who are officers of the Chaine de Rotisseurs and its wine circle called Ordre Mondial  Des Gourmets Degustateurs (OMGD), I have experienced moments of gustatory satori from several of our pre-tastings. (Our pre-tastings are held so that we would be able to deliver a good repast since OMGD dinners have had a positive record the past years…) Take the case of sinigang–many of us thought it would have been pairing if with a fruity and light Sauvignon blanc, but at a last moment someone poured a Spanish Cava that got us all excited (one of the better pairings I can call a classic for Pinoy food). Or when it comes to sparkling wines our recent [...]