Comments on: Dog food: an impossible food-wine pairing? http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/ wine talk that goes down easy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:56:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Winexpression » Blog Archive » Tasting Notes: Dog Food http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-250332 Winexpression » Blog Archive » Tasting Notes: Dog Food Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:23:04 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-250332 [...] tip: Dr.Vino who asks the question, what wine would pair with this dog [...] [...] tip: Dr.Vino who asks the question, what wine would pair with this dog [...]

]]> By: P Desenex http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-247782 P Desenex Thu, 28 May 2009 15:07:21 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-247782 It is generally thought that if the tasters are blindfolded, they won't be able to tell red from white, dog food from cat food from . . . . It is generally thought that if the tasters are blindfolded, they won’t be able to tell red from white, dog food from cat food from . . . .

]]> By: Man vs dog & dog food on Colbert | Dr Vino's wine blog http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-244162 Man vs dog & dog food on Colbert | Dr Vino's wine blog Wed, 13 May 2009 18:08:39 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-244162 [...] Colbert has a hilarious send-up of the dog food vs pate paper we recently discussed. Check it out! (and see what he puts in his [...] [...] Colbert has a hilarious send-up of the dog food vs pate paper we recently discussed. Check it out! (and see what he puts in his [...]

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242415 1WineDude Tue, 05 May 2009 17:27:43 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242415 I work for a company that makes, among other things, pet food. It's a family-owned business (it's a huge one). It used to be that you could NOT go into a meeting with the owners talking about per food without having tried it, they'd just toss you out of the meeting. So I've tried dog food. And I can tell you, it's gonna DESTROY any wine you put in front of it... :-P I work for a company that makes, among other things, pet food.

It’s a family-owned business (it’s a huge one). It used to be that you could NOT go into a meeting with the owners talking about per food without having tried it, they’d just toss you out of the meeting.

So I’ve tried dog food.

And I can tell you, it’s gonna DESTROY any wine you put in front of it… :-P

]]> By: matt m http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242395 matt m Tue, 05 May 2009 15:15:33 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242395 <i>I don’t understand the article’s study. It said only 3 recognized when it was dog food, yet, “72% rated the dog food as the worst-tasting pâté.” Is there a disconnect that the worst tasting item would not be the specially formulated dog food?</i> I assume that the subjects, told that they were evaluating the taste of dog food, expected the researchers (1) to be trying to show that dog food doesn't taste as bad as people think and (2) to have some reason to believe that the test would in fact show that. So they figured the worst tasting couldn't be the dog food and chose the second worst. I don’t understand the article’s study. It said only 3 recognized when it was dog food, yet, “72% rated the dog food as the worst-tasting pâté.” Is there a disconnect that the worst tasting item would not be the specially formulated dog food?

I assume that the subjects, told that they were evaluating the taste of dog food, expected the researchers (1) to be trying to show that dog food doesn’t taste as bad as people think and (2) to have some reason to believe that the test would in fact show that. So they figured the worst tasting couldn’t be the dog food and chose the second worst.

]]> By: Thomas Pellechia http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242380 Thomas Pellechia Tue, 05 May 2009 13:00:34 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242380 Dog food might also get you ahead on the job. Hasn't anyone seen the Honeymooners episode with Jackie Gleason (Ralph) feeding his boss a 'new' canned spread that his wife whipped up? TV writers knew about this study in the 1950s, and they didn't even have a study to find out. I don't recall, however, if Ralph served wine to his boss, too. Considering the time, it might have been served by a 'Little Ole Winemaker' with a stupid giggle. Dog food might also get you ahead on the job. Hasn’t anyone seen the Honeymooners episode with Jackie Gleason (Ralph) feeding his boss a ‘new’ canned spread that his wife whipped up?

TV writers knew about this study in the 1950s, and they didn’t even have a study to find out.

I don’t recall, however, if Ralph served wine to his boss, too. Considering the time, it might have been served by a ‘Little Ole Winemaker’ with a stupid giggle.

]]> By: Dylan http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242277 Dylan Tue, 05 May 2009 01:25:07 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242277 I don't understand the article's study. It said only 3 recognized when it was dog food, yet, "72% rated the dog food as the worst-tasting pâté." Is there a disconnect that the worst tasting item would not be the specially formulated dog food? I don’t understand the article’s study. It said only 3 recognized when it was dog food, yet, “72% rated the dog food as the worst-tasting pâté.” Is there a disconnect that the worst tasting item would not be the specially formulated dog food?

]]> By: Marlene http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242264 Marlene Mon, 04 May 2009 23:54:44 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242264 This seems to me like the stupidest "study" that has been done to date. Doesn't Robin Goldstein and the "principal researchers" have anything better to do with their time? I am in the wine biz and when I get the email from American Association of Wine Economists from Karl Storchmann I expect research not sensationalism. This belongs in a home made movie on U Tube or some other ridiculous website. This seems to me like the stupidest “study” that has been done to date. Doesn’t Robin Goldstein and the “principal researchers” have anything better to do with their time? I am in the wine biz and when I get the email from American Association of Wine Economists from Karl Storchmann I expect research not sensationalism. This belongs in a home made movie on U Tube or some other ridiculous website.

]]> By: mydailywine http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242223 mydailywine Mon, 04 May 2009 19:41:09 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242223 Hope those volunteers at least asked if that dog food was from China! Reminds me of those women in Grey Gardens too... I suggest a big, fat, high alcohol CA syrah or cab. That should deaden your tastebuds to any atrocities. Hope those volunteers at least asked if that dog food was from China!
Reminds me of those women in Grey Gardens too…

I suggest a big, fat, high alcohol CA syrah or cab. That should deaden your tastebuds to any atrocities.

]]> By: wine sooth » Blog Archive » Please, stand by http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242204 wine sooth » Blog Archive » Please, stand by Mon, 04 May 2009 18:55:39 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242204 [...] DrVino.com - During med school I got by on canned meat hash that probably was closer to the dog food than the pate. It went great with a lager. So much of canned pet food advertizing is geared towards the pet owner that it makes sense that the producers would want to make the stuff somehow appealing to the people who buy it. When you remember how many retirees subsit on canned pet food, it stands to reason the stuff is not all that bad. addthis_pub = 'redwinebuzz'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.redwinebuzz.com/rwblogosml.PNG'; addthis_logo_background = 'ffffff'; addthis_logo_color = '666699'; addthis_brand = 'redwinebuzz.com'; addthis_options = 'email,favorites, digg, delicious, stumbleupon, facebook, twitter, myspace, more'; Email & Share [...] [...] DrVino.com – During med school I got by on canned meat hash that probably was closer to the dog food than the pate. It went great with a lager. So much of canned pet food advertizing is geared towards the pet owner that it makes sense that the producers would want to make the stuff somehow appealing to the people who buy it. When you remember how many retirees subsit on canned pet food, it stands to reason the stuff is not all that bad. addthis_pub = ‘redwinebuzz’; addthis_logo = ‘http://www.redwinebuzz.com/rwblogosml.PNG’; addthis_logo_background = ‘ffffff’; addthis_logo_color = ‘666699′; addthis_brand = ‘redwinebuzz.com’; addthis_options = ‘email,favorites, digg, delicious, stumbleupon, facebook, twitter, myspace, more’; Email & Share [...]

]]> By: C Moses http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242202 C Moses Mon, 04 May 2009 18:50:46 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242202 Isn't that "im-paws-ible"? I'd go with dry riesling- always good with rich food. I've never begged for Sauternes with my pate. Isn’t that “im-paws-ible”?
I’d go with dry riesling- always good with rich food.
I’ve never begged for Sauternes with my pate.

]]> By: Barry Wu http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242200 Barry Wu Mon, 04 May 2009 18:36:37 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242200 In that sense most people probably cannot tell if we pair the dog food with Cabernet or Merlot. Or Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc. In that sense most people probably cannot tell if we pair the dog food with Cabernet or Merlot. Or Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc.

]]> By: Richard Smith http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242188 Richard Smith Mon, 04 May 2009 17:08:23 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242188 Personally, I enjoy a nice spicey Shiraz with my pureed dog food. With kibble, something lighter that won't overwhelm the more delicate flavors. I usually plump for a cava or occasionally, if, for example I've added some leftover chicken gravy, I might try something like a Pinot Blanc. I hope this helps. Dog food...yum. Personally, I enjoy a nice spicey Shiraz with my pureed dog food. With kibble, something lighter that won’t overwhelm the more delicate flavors. I usually plump for a cava or occasionally, if, for example I’ve added some leftover chicken gravy, I might try something like a Pinot Blanc. I hope this helps. Dog food…yum.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242174 Sharon Mon, 04 May 2009 15:20:48 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242174 Impossible? Probably not. Sparkling wines are wonderfully versatile. One place to look for matches would be Canine Wines (http://www.k9wines.com/OurWine.aspx). They offer several varietals and have dog pictures on the labels. They donate $5 per bottle sold to their animal rescue partners. One drawback: They don't, however, currently offer any sweet wines. Impossible? Probably not. Sparkling wines are wonderfully versatile.

One place to look for matches would be Canine Wines (http://www.k9wines.com/OurWine.aspx). They offer several varietals and have dog pictures on the labels. They donate $5 per bottle sold to their animal rescue partners. One drawback: They don’t, however, currently offer any sweet wines.

]]> By: Fiona Beckett http://www.drvino.com/2009/05/04/dog-food-an-impossible-food-wine-pairing/#comment-242161 Fiona Beckett Mon, 04 May 2009 14:08:37 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3854#comment-242161 Some good suggestions on Critter Wines http://www.critterwines.com/ Suspect most dogs would prefer a Flying Dog brew ;-) Some good suggestions on Critter Wines http://www.critterwines.com/
Suspect most dogs would prefer a Flying Dog brew ;-)

]]>