5.5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Let’s make Madeira great again! Wait! Before you exit this page, hear me out. This isn’t the kind of Madeira you stole from the kitchen cupboard at 16. Madeira, like sherry and other fortified wines, has suffered not only aContinueContinue reading “sercial madeira with stuffed butternut squash”
Monthly Archives: November 2021
south african skin-contact Chenin with General Tso’s tofu
6.5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Another day, another South African Chenin Blanc. Except this one is…::drumroll:…orange! ::and the crowd goes wild:: Call it what you want: orange, amber, extended maceration, skin contact, whatever, but these wines are no longer coming out of left field, orContinueContinue reading “south african skin-contact Chenin with General Tso’s tofu”
german pinot noir with british beans on toast
6 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Funnily enough, Pinot Noir is not really in my wheelhouse. I’m more of a Poulsard, Listán Negro, Xinomavro, Lagrein kind of girl when it comes to reds. The harder to pronounce, the better. (Can you feel my supreme wine snobberyContinueContinue reading “german pinot noir with british beans on toast”
debunking myths about wine pairing
8 minute read Now that we’ve established a few general guidelines, we can start shaking things up! So, this month we’ll break down some of the ”rules” of wine pairing and debunk a few myths. Where do these rules or myths come from? Pairing wine with food is a centuries old practice, and as such,ContinueContinue reading “debunking myths about wine pairing”