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Wine (and other) pairings for peaches and nectarines

Wine (and other) pairings for peaches and nectarines

Posted on August 2 2020 at 06:17

Being surrounded by peaches and nectarines at the moment has reminded me what a brilliant match they are for a glass of dessert wine. And, surprisingly, even for a red!

Tags: burrata and peaches duck and peaches ham and peaches Southern Comfort Archers peach liqueur Coteaux du Layon late harvest chenin blanc late harvest semillon late harvest sauvignon Sauternes drink:sweet & fortified wine food:desserts & cakes nectarine crumble peach crumble peach melba peach sorbet peach cobbler peach pie nectarine tart peach tart poached peaches peaches in red wine grilled peaches peaches nectarines food:fruit
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The best food pairings for Sauternes

The best food pairings for Sauternes

Posted on July 20 2019 at 06:39

Sauternes is a famously luscious sweet wine from the Bordeaux region of France but what kind of food should you pair with it?

Tags: blue cheese Roquefort foie gras creme brulée pineapple strawberries nectarines peaches dessert wine Loupiac Cadillac sauternes barsac drink:sweet & fortified wines
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A Middle-Eastern inspired barbecue for eight

A Middle-Eastern inspired barbecue for eight

Posted on July 17 2021 at 07:50

Here's a barbecue I've dug out of the archives - a middle-eastern inspired BBQ from my book Food, Wine and Friends.

Tags: drink:alcohol-free drinks pomegranate juice Muscat drink:sweet & fortified wine Minervois Languedoc Faugères Syrah Merlot drink:red wine rosé Assyrtiko drink:rosé Rueda Sauvignon Blanc jellies drink:white wine wine jellies grilled nectarines food:fruit nectarines food:desserts & cakes kisir food:veg & salads butterflied leg of lamb lamb food:beef & lamb barbecue charred aubergine salad food:soups & starters mezze
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Rare chance to drink a 1990 @pauljabouletaine Hermitage La Chapelle (in magnum) with @thewinesociety1874 @noblerotsoho last night for which they apparently paid £25 back in the 90s. The current vintage is now about £175 assuming you can even get your hands on a bottle*. Still amazingly intense so thought it went better with the cheeseboard than with the main course of roast chicken with morels and vin jaune which was perfect with a @domainefornerot Saint-Aubin. * apparently wines like this can sell out in 2 MINUTES once a newsletter goes out. #redwine #northernrhone #hermitage #roastchicken #cheese #saintaubin #whiteburgundy #winedinner #finewine #foodandwine #winelover #guestThese were the wines I presented at Friday night’s ‘Battle of the Beverages’ at @afoodfestival thanks to the generosity of the sponsors who donated the bottles. The idea was that @petebrownbeer and @olivers_cider and I should each champion a drink with 3 different cheeses * I picked @whitecastle’s Siegerrebe, a deliciously crisp fruity Welsh white to go with Dorstone goat cheese * A gorgeously rich full-bodied Ribera del Duero from @pradoreybodegas from @ultracomida go with a mature Teifi (a gouda-style cheese from @cawscenarthcheese) * and a lush, lemony @chateauliot Sauternes via @bordeauxwinesuk to go with Perl Las, a creamy slightly salty blue also from Caws Cenarth. You can see the beers and ciders my opponents put forward in the subsequent shots. Who won? Tom came first with two wins out of 3, I came second though won the third round with the Sauternes and Pete, somewhat unfairly, came third although he fielded some great beers. Fact is cider is amazingly delicious with cheese as you’ll find if you sign up to my Substack and join my online ‘bring a bottle’ subscribers’ tasting this coming Thursday. (You can join for £4.50 a month though a year’s sub is cheaper pro rata 😉. And you get wine recs too!) . . . #cheese #wineandcheese #wine #winepairing #welshwine #siegerrebe #goatcheese #dorstone #riberadelduero #redwine #teifi #sauternes #sweetwine #bluecheese #perllasLove this idea from @theclifton_bristol of using up their leftovers to create a cold bar menu on Sunday nights before they close the kitchen for the early part of the week. Really reasonable prices + 20% of drinks for hospo too. Piedmontese peppers, rabbit with fennel and white beans, cold roast beef with horseradish, egg mayo, oysters … we practically ate our way through the entire menu. Win win for the restaurant and us lucky customers. Great end of weekend vibe too. . . #nowaste #restaurant #redpeppers #oysters #eggmayonnaise #rabbit #roastbeef #barfood #clifton #bristol #bristolfoodTwo of the insanely delicious courses at last night’s @afoodfestival speakers feast cooked by the inimitable @baxcooka of @wearewildartichokes: hot, spicy salt fish pepper doughnuts and @freddybirdfood’s prawn croquettes which tasted like deep-fried prawn bisque and which I’m hoping and praying he puts on the menu @littlefrench_bristol. Many, many other amazing courses too messy to photograph by the time we’d piled into them. Oooofff! . . . #doughnuts #donuts #croquettes #spicy #prawns #feast #janebaxter #abergavennyfoodfestival #aberfoodfest Follow on Instagram

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