Pairings

Matching German Riesling made easy

Posted on July 27 2011 at 22:32

Well, I don’t know about easy but there must be some easier way to get people into German wine . . .

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Rheinhessen silvaner and penne with tomatoes and peppers

Posted on August 26 2013 at 06:55

I must confess I’ve never associated German wines with pasta dishes especially ones based on summer vegetables like tomatoes and peppers but then I haven’t come across many genuinely dry German wines in Italian restaurants before.

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Hot smoked salmon, Korean carrots and pinot gris

Posted on August 17 2015 at 08:35

This is one of those serendipitous pairings you sometimes stumble across when you rustle up a scratch meal and pair it with an open bottle in the fridge.