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”

german syrah with hearty lentil soup

6 minute read Jump to section: about the wine || about the pairing || recipe We’re staying in Germany this week, but with a wine much more out of left field than last week’s Riesling- a Syrah from Baden! This wine caught my eye simply because I hadn’t heard of Germany making Syrah – orContinueContinue reading “german syrah with hearty lentil soup”

wine chemistry: my kind of science

6 minute read Jump to section: acidity || tannins || sweetness || body || source material I know not everyone will join me in finding the more technical aspects of wine chemistry interesting (anyone else fangirl over Dr. Jamie Goode?), but knowing even the basics of what’s going on in your glass chemically can beContinueContinue reading “wine chemistry: my kind of science”