Ep 471: The Best Wine Pairings with Mexican and TexMex

<p>This week we see if there are any wines that can stand up to Mexican food. As with all our episodes like this, we ordered a lot of traditional Mexican and TexMex dishes that included common ingredients. Then we paired up wines that are most commonly recommended, plus a few that I think may be good options that most people don't talk about. </p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/Ep_461_Mexican_Food__Wine_2.png" alt="" width="450" height="253" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 8pt;"><em>Photo credit: Canva</em></span></p> <p> </p> <p>As we always do, we went through lots of wine and food combos and some really nasty pairings to get the results. True to form, conventional wisdom mostly failed us and what worked really well sort of surprised us.</p> <p> </p> <p>Although we all have different preferences and palates, this show may give you an idea of what works with Mexican and the reasons why. I always find it particularly interesting to sit down and test these recommended pairings because often I think the people recommending them are pairing based on theory, rather than on reality. Take a listen, test it out, see for yourself. </p> <p> </p> <p>Full show notes are now exclusively available on<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "http://www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople">Patreon!</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople">Become a member today!</a></p> <p> _______________________________________________________________</p> <p><a href="http://www.wineaccess.com/normal"><img class= "img-responsive" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/show/45638/8f721ef882bc48ad93a33c92171094fa_wineaccessverticallogo030222-2.png" alt="" width="318" height="103" /></a></p> <p>I love my exclusive sponsor, <a href= "http://www.wineaccess.com/wfnp" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wine Access,</a> my go-to source for the best selection of interesting, o