Pairings

My top wine pairings with strawberries

Posted on June 28 2022 at 06:50

I’m sure you’re enjoying a bowlful or two of strawberries at this time of year. But what to drink with them?

Tags: mango juice passionfruit juice fruit juice drink:alcohol-free drinks ratafia di fragola Pimms No 1 Cup orange liqueur Cointreau bellini kir royale strawberry beer cherry beer raspberry beer kriek frambozen fruit beer rosé Champagne Beaujolais drink:red wine sparkling rosé Australian sparkling rosé Asti Moscato Moscato d'Asti sparkling white Zinfandel demi-sec Champagne Beerenauslese drink:champagne & sparkling Riesling Coteaux du Layon Semillon Sauvignon late-harvest vin doux naturel Maury Muscat Sauternes Muscat-de-Beaumes-de-Venise drink:sweet & fortified wine sorbet ice cream chocolate pavlova sundae meringue shortcake tart cake gâteau soufflé mousse Eton Mess strawberry strawberries food:desserts & cakes food:fruit
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What to drink with cake

Posted on September 5 2007 at 09:42

A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with “a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, madarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it”. Quite a challenge (I suggested demi-sec Champagne or a peach-flavoured liqueur topped up with fizz) but it got me thinking that there are many possible matches for cake beyond a cup of tea or coffee, particularly if you're serving it as a dessert.

Tags: double espresso coffee milky coffee latte cappuccino green tea Earl Grey chocolate beer drink:tea & coffee Darjeeling raspberry beer cherry beer frambozen kriek coffee beer porter passion fruit beer mango beer barley wine peach beer fruit beer drink:beer & cider Sailor Jerry Morgan's Spiced spiced rum rum Macallan malt whisky fruit liqueur peach schnapps Archers peach schnapps peach liqueur whisky whisky and ginger wine Whisky Mac ginger wine ginger liqueur Cointreau cherry brandy passion fruit liqueur orange liqueur Grand Marnier drink:spirits & cocktails rosé Champagne Prosecco demi-sec demi-sec Champagne Moscato d'Asti Moscato Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Maury Vintage Character port Banyuls LBV Late Bottled Vintage vin doux naturel liqueur Muscat Bual Matusalem port sherry oloroso Madeira tawny port Pedro Ximenez cream sherry orange flavoured sherry liqueur sherry liqueur Moscatel de Valencia drink:sweet & fortified wine coconut cake coffee and walnut cake coffee cake chocolate roulade chocolate cake gingerbread fairy cakes cup cakes iced cakes ice cream gâteau creamy gâteau pastries mille feuille fruit cake lemon cake orange cake almond cake pound cake madeira cake gâteau cake cakes food:desserts & cakes espresso drink:alcohol-free drinks fruit juice tropical fruit juice
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Celebrate your own Oktoberfest!

Posted on September 25 2020 at 09:29

I still remember my visit to the great Oktoberfest in Munich, the world’s biggest beer festival. Mysteriously it’s not held in October at all - or rather it doesn’t start in October but in September - kicking off next weekend.