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Which wines - or beers - pair best with cooked cheese?

Posted on March 29 2008 at 08:54

Cheese and wine is a notorious minefield but is it any easier when the cheese is cooked? See my suggestions to match Mark Hix's delicious recipes in the Independent today:

Tags: Assyrtiko drink:white wine south-west France Chianti drink:red wine Saison-style beer amber ale medium-dry cider artisanal cider Timothy Taylor Landlord British ale ale drink:beer & cider rarebit buck rabbit walnuts gorgonzola chicory chicory salad with gorgonzola and walnuts food:veg & salads food:beef & lamb piccata spinach veal taleggio piccata of veal with taleggio and spinach toasted cheese sprouting broccoli wild garlic fondue sprouting broccoli with garlic fondue angel hair halloumi angel hair fried halloumi melted cheese cheese cooked cheese food:cheese Santorini Greece Chasselas white Grenache white Terret southern French Roussillon white vin de pays vin de pays Verdicchio Orvieto Soave drink:champagne & sparkling cava Mark Hix
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Top wine pairings with asparagus

Top wine pairings with asparagus

Posted on April 17 2024 at 07:14

Whenever anyone talks about foods that are difficult to match with wine, asparagus always comes up but I reckon the problem is overstated.

Tags: burgundy Pinot Noir Loire Chinon Saumur-Champigny Champagne Bourgeuil Cabernet Franc white Rioja Spanish rosé Spain rosado drink:rosé dry Muscat Grüner Veltliner Muscat Pinot Bianco Pinot Blanc Italian whites Alsace Pinot Grigio Riesling oaked Chardonnay Semillon white Bordeaux Semillon-Sauvignon Chablis Orvieto Verdicchio white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Pouilly-Fumé Sancerre white asparagus stir fry Sauvignon Blanc chargrilled asparagus quiche risotto grilled salmon salmon crab prawns goats cheese eggs poached eggs hollandaise butter mayonnaise vinaigrette mayo asparagus food:veg & salads red burgundy
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Penne in walnut sauce

Penne in walnut sauce

Posted on February 5 2021 at 10:29

If you've run through your pasta sauce repertoire several times during lockdown try this delicious penne in salsa di noci (penne in walnut sauce) from Christine Smallwood's lovely new book Italy: The World Vegetarian. It's really simple - as she says basically a walnut pesto.

Tags: savagnin Jura chardonnay soave Orvieto vernaccia di san gimignano walnuts penne pesto nuts food:pasta, rice and noodles
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