Pairings

What food to pair with Malbec

Posted on April 16 2021 at 07:49

Malbec has become so popular it may have become one of your favourite red wines but what are the best kind of dishes to pair with it?

Tags: Malbec World Day Argentina stilton Cahors Cot blue cheese drink:red wine Malbec Barkham Blue sausage garlic cheese board goats cheese Epoisses sausages cassoulet duck duck confit game pheasant pot roast pheasant smoked bacon beef stew daube braise casserole short ribs shortribs lamb shanks cheddar aubergine pie game pie steak pie meat pie teppanyaki beef teppanyaki tagine lamb tagine roast venison roast beef venison beef steak beetroot plum compote rogan josh lamb curry burgers burritos fajitas spaghetti bolognese spaghetti and meatballs chilli con carne terrines charcuterie cured beef cheese
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The best food pairings for Grenache

Posted on September 17 2021 at 08:27

Today is International Grenache Day, a celebration of a grape which is (often anonymously) responsible for some of the most generous and appealing reds in the wine world.

Tags: Spanish rosé vin doux naturel Rasteau Maury Banyuls drink:sweet & fortified wine Languedoc Tavel Grenache rosé Garnacha Rosado drink:rosé white Côtes du Rhône Côtes du Rhône Blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Blanc Collioure Blanc white Rioja white Grenache drink:white wine Rhône Mourvèdre Syrah Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Côtes du Rhône Garnacha Grenache drink:red wine chocolate figs food:fruit blue cheese charcuterie root vegetables oxtail venison game Christmas dinner Christmas turkey Christmas turkey vegetarian barbecue beans bean bake macaroni cheese pulses Red Leicester cheddar pie meat pie steak and kidney pie shepherds pie mash sausages sausage and mash tagine curry rogan josh goulash pimenton paprika lamb lamb shanks should of lamb casserole braise stew daube pork rabbit Moroccan cuisine cheese Indian cuisine grenache drink:red wine paella
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What wines and beers to pair with meaty stews and casseroles

Posted on October 2 2021 at 08:05

Now that winter is firmly upon us it's time to head for the kitchen and knock up a rich beef stew or casserole and leave it simmering for hours.

Braised short ribs in red wine with Les Clos Perdus Corbières

Posted on August 11 2008 at 08:31

The weather has been so absurdly autumnal this week that I cooked a substantial stew for friends on Saturday night, an intensely flavoured braise of beef short ribs (or pot au feu as our local butcher describes them) with plenty of lush, red wine (a Valdivieso Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maipo Valley in Chile which is part of the Waitrose own label range).

Tags: Grenache blend Priorat Prioundo Cuvée 31 Les Clos Perdus drink:red wine casserole beef casserole braise pot au feu shortribs short ribs food:beef & lamb Grenache Mourvèdre Mourvèdre blend Languedoc
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Braised Manx Loaghtan mutton and Crozes-Hermitage

Posted on September 14 2009 at 16:24

Last Friday I attended the Soil Association annual Organic Awards lunch at Bordeaux Quay in Bristol. The menu was based on the winning ingredients which in the case of the main course was Langley Chase organic mutton served with chard and spelt risotto.

Tags: Syrah St-Joseph Contreforts Du Delta Crozes-Hermitage drink:red wine casserole braise braised mutton Langley Chase Manx Loaghtan mutton food:beef & lamb Bordeaux Quay Organic Awards Rhône
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Braised ox cheek and Lalande de Pomerol

Posted on January 4 2010 at 09:06

As is often the way Christmas wasn’t a time for any startling food and wine discoveries, rather for celebrating favourite combinations but I realise I forgot to mention one pairing just before Christmas at Angelus restaurant in Lancaster Gate.