Pairings | Spanish red wine
Cecina (cured beef) and Mencia
Posted on July 6 2015 at 12:02
Last week I was in Galicia (for three days. Without my suitcase. Thankyou Easyjet) visiting the denominations of Valdeorras and Bierzo where the star red grape is Mencia. (For years I got them confused periodically thinking the grape was Bierzo and the region Mencia but I’ve finally got it straight.)
Pairing Comté cheese and Chivite Coleccion 125 Reserva 2001
Posted on March 9 2009 at 08:39
I spend a lot of my time trying to discourage people from drinking their favourite red wine with a cheeseboard because it's so often a disappointment but every now and again you come across a red wine and cheese combination that really works.
Braised short ribs and Monastrell (aka Mourvèdre)
Posted on March 5 2012 at 13:07
One of the tricky decisions to make when you’re serving a rich, winey stew is whether to go for a wine of equal weight or a lighter medium-bodied wine as a refreshing contrast.
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