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Organising a wine and seafood pairing dinner

Organising a wine and seafood pairing dinner

Posted on February 5 2010 at 16:08

Last night we had a fun five course wine and food matching dinner at Rockfish Grill in Bristol which showed the range of wines you can match with fish. Here’s a few thoughts about how we approached it for those of you who are organising a similar event.

Tags: south-west France Mitch Tonks Rockfish Grill Pacherenc du Vic Bilh Domaine la Hilaire Jardin D’Hiver Petit Manseng Gros Manseng Gers Italy Tuscany Chianti Sangiovese blend burgundy Chardonnay white burgundy St-Véran Portugal Quinta de la Rosa Tonnix Sauvignon St-Bris Sauvignon Picpoul de Pinet gorgonzola with honey honey gorgonzola cheese cuttlefish gougons lemon sole gougons of lemon sole monkfish crab rasor clams clams food:fish & shellfish
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What wine to drink with cuttlefish

What wine to drink with cuttlefish

Posted on September 12 2009 at 09:20

Cuttlefish is a pain to prepare as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall points out in the Guardian today but it is particularly delicious to eat. It’s often partnered with robust flavours so you need to think in terms of equally intense flavoured wines.

Tags: Bandol dry rosé drink:rosé Vermentino Pinot Grigio Sauvignon-Semillon Semillon Sauvignon drink:white wine chorizo food:pork squid octopus cuttlefish food:fish & shellfish Languedoc rosé drink:red wine Rioja Tempranillo
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Wines for some tricky Chinese dishes

Posted on May 10 2008 at 08:41

When I read Mark Hix recipes in The Independent today they were so challenging that I nearly gave up but as everyone else seems to be writing about asparagus today and I’ve done a lot on asparagus recently there was no other option . . .

Tags: manzanilla fino sherry drink:sweet & fortified wine Oregon Chile California Pinot Noir Syrah Gewürztraminer drink:red wine Germany Riesling chilli drink:white wine pea shoots prawns fried chilli prawns with pea shoots food:fish & shellfish hot and sour cuttlefish hot and sour cuttlefish soup food:soups & starters beef cheek mushroom ox cheek ox cheek and mushroom hotpot food:beef & lamb smoked duck duck tea smoked duck food:chicken & poultry Chinese cuisine food:world food drink:beer & cider lager Kolsch drink:tea & coffee green tea black tea Mark Hix
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Ad: 3 of the courses at today’s spectacular Albariño lunch @bar44tapas Cardiff. Citrus-cured wild sea bass with olive oil and fennel seed crackers, red prawn stuffed baby cuttlefish with a rich inky bisque sauce and a lovely cheese plate featuring the award-winning Olavidia cheese. I knew that Albariño went with seafood but there were so many other insights - raw fish, citrus, salty crackers, rich shellfish (a good match for an older wine) and CHEESE! White wine with cheese is so often better than red. . . . #seabass #rawfish #cuttlefish #seafood #cheese #albariño #whitewine #winepairing #foodandwineWas so intrigued by the garlic-stuffed chicken with pistachio, sour cherry and herb pilaf that @rebecca_woollard posted as part of the @thegfw challenge the other day that I made it for friends last night (with a @pipersfarm chicken - part payment for our recent collab) and must say it was TOTALLY delicious. You basically roast the chicken over a pan of uncooked rice which you mix with full cream milk and chicken stock (yes, weird, but it works) then fork through the cherries nuts and herbs. I also made the @ottolenghi test kitchen sprout and kale salad with it from Shelf Love (leaving out the hazelnuts and extra Parmesan cos we had chicken and enough nuts in the pilaf) which went really well with it along with a bowl of yogurt with some harissa paste spooned through (a @sabrinaghayour idea). Too much going on to take pix so am ‘borrowing’ @katewhitaker01’s shot and regramming it. You can find the recipe on the @deliciousmag website. Do make it! . . . #chicken #roastchicken #rice #pilau #pilaf #instafood #foodstagram #foodphotography #regramIt’s easy to get a fixed idea in your head about what you should pair with a particular ingredient or dish - blue cheese and port for example - but if you think about the other ingredients on the plate it can take you in a totally different direction. This hugely tasty salad @bullinn_totnes included radicchio, walnuts and sharply flavoured pickled pear along with the local Beenleigh Blue with the result that it was a great match for a crisp fruity white (and turned out to be my #matchoftheweek) Click on the link in my biog to find out more. . . . #salad #cheesesalad #bluecheese #beenleighblue #radicchio #pear #pickledpears #whitewine #winepairing #foodandwine #instawine #winestagram #totnes #ipaidforthisBookending our meal @joeallenlondon tonight, an impeccable Jerry Tomas Manhattan and a ‘broken’ apple pie with Bakewell ice cream which @fionasims and I virtuously shared. (Tbh that was all we had room for.) Didn’t feel that different from when we used to go in the 80s, down to the tinkly piano. (They have six pianists on rotation) Perfect place to go pre- or post-theatre if only for a drink in the bar.#guest . . . #joeallen #cocktails #manhattan #applepie #coventgarden #london #theatreland Follow on Instagram

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