Wine Dinner

My friends and I went to Zeppolis for dinner! We had not tried this restaurant before so it was initially confusing, but after asking a few questions to the waiter, we ordered a wine flight each, two appetizers, a main course, and a dessert. 

I chose a Chianti and Pinot Noir for the mozzarella triangle appetizer and for my main course of spaghetti and meatballs. I chose a Reisling because I like this wine and thought it would work fine with the tiramisu dessert. I know Moscato would have been a better choice but my favorite wine is a Reisling. 

Pinot Noir + Mozzarella Triangles: This wine tasted the best with the food. The tannins complimented the greasy cheese flavor. I suppose the big bold flavor of the wine complimented the big bold flavor of the cheese. 

Chianti + Mozzarella Triangles: I thought this wine would taste the best with the triangles. I was surprised it wasn't. While it functioned the same as the Pinot Noir, it was more bitter so the flavor profile of this pairing wasn't as balanced.

Reisling + Mozzarella Triangles: This wasn't a great flavor. This wine does not compliment any aspect of the food. They taste completely independent of one another, making this pairing barely taste like a pairing.

Pinot Noir + Spaghetti and Meatballs: This wine tasted the best with this meal. The acidity and tannins of the wine complimented the acidity of the marinara. Overall made the spaghetti taste sweeter and better.

Chianti + Spaghetti and Meatballs: This wine did the same with the spaghetti as it did with the mozzarella triangles. Perhaps it was too much tannins, but again, it threw off the balance of the meal and made the spaghetti taste bitter. I did not like this combination.

Reisling + Spaghetti and Meatballs: The sweetness of this wine overpowered the bitterness of pasta. While that sounds like it would be good, it isn't. The taste is competitive and flabby in the end. 

Pinot Noir + Tiramisu: Absolutely terrible experience. It tasted awful like acid. The sweetness clashed with the tannins, doubling the acidity of the wine. 

Chianti + Tiramisu: Similarly terrible experience to Pinot Noir- tastes like battery acid. The increased tannins in this wine made the clash of flavors worse, making it taste incredibly bitter.

Reisling + Tiramisu: This wine is sweet, but is not enough to compare to the tiramisu. This left the herbal taste of the wine on the tongue while the sweetness disappeared quickly. This was disappointing as I read online that this match should have been good.