sercial madeira with stuffed butternut squash

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”

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”

gewürztraminer from northern italy with vegan mapo tofu

6 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe Northern Italian wines are a favorite of nearly every wine professional or aficionado I’ve ever met. Usually, they’re envisioning the rolling hills of Piedmont, with its classic wines from Barolo and Barbaresco. But, I’m heading even further north, to theContinueContinue reading “gewürztraminer from northern italy with vegan mapo tofu”

southern French red with simple tomato sauce pasta

7 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe If last week’s wine was a bit obscure and the food pairing a little…special occasion-y, then this week we’re bringing it back to what Plants and Plonk is all about. Actually, this week’s wine accidentally launched Plants and Plonk. IContinueContinue reading “southern French red with simple tomato sauce pasta”