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2018ColumnsJohn KerrWine column

The Wine Column: Off (the) Road Dining & Drinking

September 2018

Written by John Kerr of Metro Wines


Follow the path less traveled to the best wine lists in Asheville.

What do you look for in a dining experience? When the night out is special, our focus tends to be on the food. There’s always that new restaurant you want to check out to see how they prepare salmon.

Or you want to go back to your favorite place because they make a dish just the way you like it.

Chefs are the celebrities in Asheville. For the right meal, we willingly compete with the tourists for a table at the acclaimed restaurants in town. But I see a far smaller crowd lining up for the sommelier. The wine list plays second fiddle.

I understand this. The food is the star of the show. But as exquisite as the food may be, the right wine brings the meal to a whole new level. A proper pairing of food and wine creates a synergy to all the flavors on the table.


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The Wine Column: Off (the) Road Dining & Drinking was last modified: September 19th, 2018 by Bonnie Roberson
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