During intense exercise, the acidity of your blood increases and eventually interferes with muscle contractions; baking soda neutralizes this rising acidity.
The 2005 is beautifully perfumed and intense with fresh acidity, while the 2005 Haut-Médoc has great purity but is a bit rougher, befitting the different terroir.
Of course, the peak of strawberry taste is the Frais de Bois – wild strawberry – an intense balance of sweetness, acidity and deep floral flavour.
It's served with broad, flat pappardelle, and cherry tomatoes have been deployed strategically to give off intense bursts of fruity acidity.
£11.99 or buy 2 = £8, Majestic Splash out 2010 Catena Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina Rich buttered fudge flavours cut by fresh acidity, an intense Andean chardonnay with a restrained, nutty element and judiciously handled oak.
In the early 2000s, when Argentine wine began to take off on the global market, top names like O Fournier, Achaval-Ferrer and Catena Zapata decided the valley had the potential to produce intense wines with relatively low acidity.
A winemaker working with Alexander Valley fruit starts off with intense high-toned flavor, crisp acidity and big, soft tannins.
The trick in choosing loquats is to find fruit of a good variety, picked fully ripe and fresh off the tree so that it has a good balance of sweetness and acidity, and an intense, pleasant flavor.
Think of a huge mandarin, easy to peel and seedless, with firm flesh that melts in the mouth, an intense sweetness balanced by refreshing acidity, and a complex, lingering mandarin orange aroma.
With thin skin, tender and juicy green flesh, a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity, and an intense, very pleasant lemon-lime flavor, it's like eating a grapefruit with the pulp color and taste of a lime, only sweeter.
