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.

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Pairing Pinot Noir and lamb

Posted on October 5 2011 at 08:28

A report on the fascinating food and wine matching workshop that was held at the International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon last month which showed that you can find a pinot pairing for almost any kind of lamb dish.

On the road in the Pacific North West: Day 4

Posted on July 23 2010 at 14:54

What happened to days 2 and 3 you may be asking and indeed that’s what I’m asking myself. We swept through Eastern Washington as fast as a tornado, barely pausing to sleep, never mind write.

A perfect vineyard lunch

Posted on July 30 2010 at 12:17

As I mentioned in my last post our last lunch of the Oregon trip was at Cristom where sales director (no less!) John D'Anna cooked us a great meal. Here's how he did it and - where I have a link to them - the recipes he used. Try it!