Blog Archives

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   Food Pairing

   2018.08.28

   Wine Pairing: Grenache x Yakitori

   Chomping our way through skewer after skewer of yakitori, small morsels of perfe…

2. 

   Wine Basics

   2018.08.21

   To decant, or not to decant…

   The decanter. A topic of some serious discussion and controversy in wine circles…

3. 

   Food Pairing

   2018.08.17

   Wine Pairing: Vermentino di Sardegna x Gyoza

   Fried Chinese dumplings – gyoza – are an izakaya standard and probably one of th…

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   Food Pairing

   2018.08.10

   Wine Pairing: Aussie Riesling x Vietnamese Cuisine…

   Riesling really is the ultimate food wine. And trying it with hard-to-pair cuisi…

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   Wine Basics

   2018.08.2

   At what temperature should I serve my wine..?

   As our long, balmy summer continues, many people ask about which red wines might…

6. 

   Food Pairing

   2018.07.25

   Wine Pairing: Mencia x Japanese pork belly

   Braised pork belly (butta no kakuni) is one of the ultimate Japanese comfort foo…

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   Food Pairing

   2018.07.18

   Wine Pairing: Jumilla Monastrell x Xinjiang Stir-f…

   Chinese food presents a unique challenge when wine pairing. For a start, you've …

8. 

   Wines

   2018.07.14

   Natural wine….what does it even mean?

   Good question. Well, legally speaking, it doesn't mean much. Although there is p…

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   Food Pairing

   2018.07.8

   Wine Pairing: Txakoli/Fino x Nanbanzuke/Escabeche

   Vinegar is not usually a good partner for wine. Quite the opposite – vinegar is …

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    Food Pairing

    2018.07.2

    Wine Pairing: Viognier x Chicken tagine

    Moroccan food, and tagine stews in particular, now seem to be a regular feature …