Pairings | White Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe

Roast turbot with wild mushrooms and white Minervois

Posted on November 2 2009 at 21:23

I spent last week in the Languedoc where we visit quite regularly so there weren’t many new food and wine discoveries to be made but I think the most thought-provoking match was a main course dish of roast turbot with girolles and a bottle of Château Cabezac 'Alice' 2008 from the Minervois I had at a restaurant in Agde called Le Bistrot d’Hervé.

Tags: Le Bistrot d'Hervé Agde Champagne white Rioja drink:champagne & sparkling Chardonnay white burgundy white Hermitage white Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Bourboulenc Muscat Grenache Blanc Minervois Alice Château Cabezac drink:white wine girolles mushrooms turbot roast turbot food:fish & shellfish bistrot gastropub white Rhône Rhône
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A winelover's New Year's Eve dinner

Posted on December 28 2010 at 07:59

After the tradition-bound cooking of the Christmas period (from which the family will never let you deviate . . .) it’s good to branch out a bit with your New Year’s Eve meal and also pick some dishes that will allow you to drink some serious wines. Note you need to start the beef two days in advance.

Tags: recipe New Year's Eve Muscat Samos Muscat Tokaji Passito di Pantelleria vin santo drink:sweet & fortified wine South Africa Napa Valley Coonawarra Margaret River Western Australia Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet blend drink:red wine white Hermitage white Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Marsanne-Roussanne-Viognier Viognier Sauvignon Marsanne Roussanne Semillon Sauvignon-Semillon Semillon-Sauvignon Graves white Graves Chardonnay drink:white wine vacherin Eton Mess chestnuts South African sugar-cured châteaubriand Eton Mess with chestnuts food:desserts & cakes beef fillet beef food:beef & lamb scallops scallop salad with crispy pancetta food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish food:soups & starters
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