Pairings | Chiaretto

Bardolino Chiaretto and seafood pasta

Posted on June 28 2007 at 09:16

Yesterday I had lunch with some old friends in a chic little Italian restaurant called Trenta. It’s in in the upwardly mobile neighbourhood just west of Edgware Road in London into which Tony and Cherie Blair have just moved. (It also has a Jimmy Choo shop two doors down. It’s that kind of ‘hood)

Tags: food:pasta, rice & noodles Trenta Bardolino Chiaretto rosato Bardolino dry rosé Chiaretto drink:rosé tomato shrimp prawns seafood pasta seafood pasta food:fish & shellfish
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The best food pairings for rosé

Posted on July 10 2015 at 06:48

None of you, I’m sure, can have failed to notice just how many different bottles of rosé are now available on the average supermarket shelf. From being purely a summer wine there are now rosés for almost every type of food and occasion.

Tags: Mateus Rosé Rosé d’Anjou Bardolino Chiaretto Loire Provence burgundy Sancerre Rosé Pinot Noir drink:rosé strawberry tart strawberries fruit tart muffin cake cakes tapas peaches peach food:fruit food:desserts & cakes grouse pheasant pigeon game canapés spices spicy food Brie Camembert white-rinded cheese duck food:chicken & poultry tuna salmon lobster sheep's cheese ham terrine pâté charcuterie food:pork food:beef & lamb barbecue herbs grilled lamb grilled fish grilled chicken tapenade paella salade Niçoise pimenton saffron garlic olives anchovies curry risotto rice pasta salads shellfish goats' cheese grilled fish food:pasta, rice & noodles food:fish & shellfish food:veg & salads dry rosé off-dry rosé off-dry white Zinfandel Rhône Languedoc Rioja Navarra Merlot clairet Bordeaux Bandol rosé Rosado Palette Syrah Cabernet Chile California Australia drink:champagne & sparkling sparkling rosé rosé Champagne cava rosado cava New Zealand Australia Portugal Spain
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Burrata and watermelon with Montej rosé

Posted on August 10 2015 at 16:09

It’s not often that you come across a wine match that’s as successful as it’s unexpected but sommelier Ruth Spivey’s pairing of a fruity Monferrato chiaretto rosato (aka rosé) from Piedmont with a dish of burrata, pressed watermelon and pickled fennel at Arbutus the other night was spot on - and all the more impressive given that she hadn’t had a chance to taste the combination beforehand.