Originally published at: On the joys of pairing champagne with McDonalds' | Boing Boing
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I suppose a slight buzz might make having the trots more tolerable.
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To be fair, there are few things that don’t pair well with sparkling wine. It’s the perfect anytime drink.
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I dunno. McDonald’s’ problem is that it’s way too much fat and salt.
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Champaign or California Sparkling Wine?
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Me and the missus routinely go to the seaside for our anniversary, and fish-n-chips on the beach with a bottle of champers is usually part of the plan.
Also, the end of popular winesnob flick ‘Sideways’ (2004) features a treasured bottle of expensive red wine (not melot) being glugged alonside a basic fried chicken bucket.
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Bubbles bring out the preservative notes.
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Are you starting a California Sparkling Wine ‘campagne’? 
(Hint: it’s champagne and campaign.)
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I think that’s why people like it…
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It’s only Champaign if it comes from the fertile wine region of Eastern Illinois
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I did a c̶h̶a̶m̶p̶a̶g̶n̶e̶ sparkling wine tasting at a winery and the food pairing was potato chips. The salt and fat do go really nicely with some bubbles.
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Thi isn’t exactly an astounding revelation. Chefs And sommeliers have been combining salty and fatty foods with your wines and champagnes for quite a long time now. I would recommend some thing a little classier than a McDonald’s french fry our quarter pounder that’s me personally.
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I’d go for caper berries, olives and small squares of focaccia, things like that go all too well with prosecco.
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White Castle and sparkling wine seems like a deadly combination.
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Champagne >> real pain.
The nicest thing is Champagne will eventually make you forget you are eating shitty food.
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In China, the Pizza Hut menus give recommended wine pairings for the pizzas and other items. You can also order a steak.
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Well, it does add a little sparkle to the day.
Why settle for Le Big Mac when you can pair it with a…
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