4 minute read It may surprise the average wine consumer to learn that there are actually about 10,000 different grapes used to make wine worldwide. 10,000! Even crazier: only ten of those grape varieties dominate the wine market. That’s 0.1% of the world’s wine grapes represented at the average store or restaurant. Crazy, huh? ThisContinueContinue reading “how to find new wines you’ll like”
Category Archives: vegan recipes
(another) german orange wine with vegan bulgogi ssam
5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe I know what you’re thinking. Germany? Again? There are so many skin contact wines to choose from – why stay in Germany? Well, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to feature Enderle & Moll. Plus, I have ulterior motives:ContinueContinue reading “(another) german orange wine with vegan bulgogi ssam”
german amber wine with vegan pierogis
4 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe This is the 20th pairing post! That makes the halfway mark for the Plants and Plonk year of pairings. Whoo hoo! To celebrate the halfway point, I thought I’d bring things back to my (expat) home country: Germany. When weContinueContinue reading “german amber wine with vegan pierogis”
austrian skin-contact wine with vegan peruvian causa
5 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Skin-contact wine can be incredibly confusing. Beyond being mistaken for wine made from oranges, orange wine is also often conflated with natural wine. That is, consumers assume that all natural winemakers produce skin-contact whites and that all skin-contact wines areContinueContinue reading “austrian skin-contact wine with vegan peruvian causa”
skin-contact wine (aka orange wine)
5 minute read We’re launching into a lesser-known (if not unknown) area with the next few posts: orange wine! This category can be a mystery, even if you’re into wine. I covered the basics about these wines back in November, but we’ll dive a little deeper this time. So what is it? Orange wine isContinueContinue reading “skin-contact wine (aka orange wine)”