Pairings

Top pairings for Pinot Noir: some new ideas from Natasha Hughes

Posted on August 25 2009 at 07:39

Natasha Hughes re-orders her hit list of wine matches for pinot following her visit to the International Pinot Noir Celebration.

Tags: Park Kitchen Portland California Alsace International Pinot Noir Celebration Yarra Valley Fixin Nuits-St-Georges Dundee Hills Austria New Zealand Central Otago Washington Pacific Northwest Willamette Oregon red burgundy burgundy Pinot Noir Peking duck drink:red wine duck confit confit cassoulet redcurrant sauce fruit sauce fruity sauce duck breast duck saddle of lamb lamb bavette steak bavette steak romesco chilli romesco sauce rabbit rabbit casserole tomato beetroot mushrooms porcini pheasant game pheasant casserole saltimbocca veal saltimbocca veal olives sweet onions roasted peppers peppers fregola sarda smoked pork loin smoked pork loin with peach chutney roasted salmon smoked salmon food:chicken & poultry food:pork food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish
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Which wines and beers match best with Chinese food

Posted on February 15 2007 at 09:47

With Chinese new year coming up this weekend you may be planning a trip to a Chinese restaurant or planning a Chinese meal at home. But which wine to serve?

Tags: Chinese New Year China Chinese Jing Tea Dragonwell Great Red Cloak Puerh green tea Jasmine Silver Needle oolong jasmine tea Chinese tea tea Belgian triple beer drink:tea & coffee brown ale triple beer Leffe brune brune white beer weissbier witbier drink:beer & cider burgundy red burgundy Rhône Grenache Mourvèdre claret Bordeaux Shiraz Merlot blends Merlot Pinot Noir Tarrango Gamay Beaujolais drink:red wine white Zinfandel off-dry rosé off-dry Château de Sours Merlot Bordeaux clairet drink:rosé Veuve Clicquot Roederer ‘rich’ Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling New Zealand Oregon Gewürztraminer Torrontes Grüner Veltliner Pinot Gris kabinett Alsace Austria Loire Germany Riesling dry Riesling Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine hoisin sauce spring rolls dumplings prawn dumplings Szechuan beef Szechuan black bean sauce glazed ribs sticky sauce duck Peking duck sweet and sour Cantonese sweet-sour food:veg & salads stir fried vegetables stir fry dim sum food:pork food:beef & lamb food:chicken & poultry food:pasta, rice & noodles food:fish & shellfish Chinese cuisine food:world food Chinese new year Chinese food
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HKK - where the drinks are as fab as the food

Posted on February 3 2013 at 08:58

Maybe Chinese restaurants are like buses. You don’t get any new openings for a while then several come along at once. So after Bo London the other day, it’s HKK, the latest project from the Hakkasan group.