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Pairing Indian food with the biodynamic wines of Bonny Doon

Posted on June 5 2010 at 10:49

I have to confess I found it pretty hard to concentrate on the finer nuances of the food and wine combinations at the recent Cinnamon Club dinner. But when the speaker is the discursive Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon and you're sitting next to him that's no great surprise. Before the meal had even started we were into Kierkegaard and a vigorous discussion of terroir in the bar below over our glasses of Vin Gris de Cigare (a typically unorthodox full-bodied rosé based on Grenache, Cinsault and Roussanne).

Tags: Bonny Doon late-harvest Roussanne Le Vol Des Anges Roussanne drink:sweet & fortified wine vin gris drink:rosé Vin Gris de Cigare Albariño Ca del Solo mango soup drink:white wine mango fondant food:fruit food:desserts & cakes tamarind king crab with tamarind and green pea relish crab food:fish & shellfish poori chicken tikka food:chicken & poultry food:soups & starters Indian cuisine food:world food Randall Grahm Cinnamon Club California biodynamic
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Crayfish and Crab Cocktail with Bonny Doon Pacific Rim Riesling

Crayfish and Crab Cocktail with Bonny Doon Pacific Rim Riesling

Posted on November 24 2008 at 07:38

I have to admit there's an element of nepotism about this pairing which I enjoyed the other day at my son’s award-winning steakhouse Hawksmoor where we were shooting new photography for the site (an exciting development about which more news shortly!)

Tags: Californian wine Debbie Rowe Hawksmoor Riesling Pacific Rim Riesling Bonny Doon drink:white wine marie rose sauce seafood cocktail prawn prawn cocktail crab crayfish crayfish and crab cocktail food:soups & starters food:fish & shellfish
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