Tea at the Unicorn Wine Guild

There are some simple rules for pairing tea with food.  Personal taste is number one.  Drink what you like.

Think about the meal.  What will be the dominate flavors?  Keep things in balance.  Neither the food nor the tea should overpower the other.

Tannins cleanse the palate and match well with fatty, rich foods.  Acidic foods go well with teas that tolerate acids such as lemons.  Just as milk and lemons don’t mix, neither does a milk-based food and an acidic tea.

Suggestions?  For that multi-course turkey dinner, My Pu-erh may be your perfect choice.  Other blacks such as My Irish Blend and Sunday Blend may suffice as well.

Ham instead?  Depending on how you prepare it, the same teas as suggested for turkey will be good, as would Almond Cookie and Autumn Leaves.

When it comes to the pumpkin pie, the obvious choice is My Pumpkin Pie with it’s cinnamon, pumpkin and spice.  Chocolate for dessert?  There’s Chocolate Strawberry Cake or Snow Flake, depending on what is served with the chocolate.  Maybe you tend to lean towards Mom’s apple pie.  Earl Grey Decaf might fill the bill.

Curling up to watch Christmas Story?  Try Holiday Dream.

Try experimenting.  You just might find a new favorite.