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Top wine (and other) pairings for sausages

Top wine (and other) pairings for sausages

Posted on November 5 2024 at 08:44

There are very few occasions on which sausages don’t appeal but what’s the best pairing for them?

Tags: NOSHOW:highlight Bonfire Night golden lager Helles Kolsch pilsner lager cider Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Riesling Syrah Crozes-Hermitage Saint Joseph Pinot Noir Bordeaux Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Marcillac Tuscan red Côtes du Rhône Zinfandel Pinotage Shiraz Douro Montsant Malbec beef sausages venison sausages food:beef & lamb frankfurters Toulouse sausages sausages and beans sausage casserole merguez chorizo pork and leek sausages sausage and mash sausages food:pork
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Matching food and Priorat

Matching food and Priorat

Posted on May 4 2011 at 06:51

I was reminded about my trip to Priorat almost exactly two years ago by my recent visit to the Roussillon which has a similar terroir. And I think the wines would go with similar kinds of food. These were my suggested pairings at the time . . .

Tags: Spain Catalonia Cataluyna Montsant Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Cariñena Syrah Carignan Garnacha Grenache Priorat drink:red wine fish shellfish food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish sheeps' cheese Manchego cheese Puy lentils duck confit Toulouse sausages sausages cassoulet oxtail rare breed pork hare wild boar venison game food:pork shoulder of lamb slow roast shoulder of lamb roast beef roast lamb grilled lamb food:beef & lamb drink:white wine white Priorat Priorat blanco Garnacha Blanca white Grenache Grenache Blanc Roussillon Rhône Amarone Douro
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Oxtail cooked in Priorat with prunes matched with 2004 Vall Llach Priorat

Oxtail cooked in Priorat with prunes matched with 2004 Vall Llach Priorat

Posted on May 4 2009 at 09:20

The highlight of last week was my trip to Priorat so this week’s pairing has to be one of the wines I tasted. Oddly it wasn’t one of the wines I enjoyed most although it was in the upper echelons of what the region has to offer : a Vall Llach 2004, a blend of 65% Cariñena (old vine Carignan), 20% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tags: Montsant Carignan blend Cariñena Catalunya Spain Priorato Priorat drink:red wine Vall Llach Manchego cheese red wine prunes oxtail cooked in Priorat and prunes oxtail food:beef & lamb Lluis Llach
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Maybe the best front-of-the-telly snack idea I’ve come across this Christmas: French fries with caviar and crème fraiche dip @bebebob. Which of course makes it spendy for a snack but you could pull the same trick with lumpfish roe. The schnitzel would be a bit more of a hassle to make at home but it was very very good. Add a glass (or two) of champagne and the top notch company of @thaneeprince and you have the perfect Christmas lunch. Thanks @gemmabelleats for making it happen. #guest (Small point, @bebebob, don’t want to seem picky but the traditional buckwheat blini is bitter for a reason and better than those slightly too soft, sweet crepes) *ducks* . . . #caviar #chips #frenchfries #dip #schnitzel #bebebob #londonfoodOne of the best steak tartares I’ve ever had @marmo.restaurant last night and I’ve eaten more than my fair share of steak tartare. Also an utterly dreamy plate of ricotta and cavolo nero agnolotti with pumpkin and sage butter under a billowy cloud of parmesan. (The pasta is always worth ordering but enough for two if you have other dishes so I’d share.) One of my favourite Bristol restaurants. . . . #steaktartare #agnolotti #pasta #pumpkin #marmo #bristolfoodGotta love a wine called bonkers zombie robot alien monsters from the future ate my brain (Sur lie)- a crazy Chardonnay from two vintages given different oak treatment from the. Incredibly talented @ermosug of @sugruesouthdowns. Hard to explain exactly what it tastes like - almost like clotted cream but lush and lemony with incredible acidity. Even better the second day. Like a mature grand cru Chablis. Thinking grilled oysters or scallops. #presssample but not a collab . . #chardonnay #whitewine #englishwine #dermotsugrueReposting this as the accompanying music was doing my head in. (That’ll teach me not to try to be cool 🙄) Few people regard it as obligatory to make their own birthday cake but @essexeating is one of them witness this spectacular - and delicious ~ layered carrot cake from the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook. The other food was of course brilliant too. And the company and the games 🕺🏼Happy birthday for next week, Dan xx . . . #cake #birthdaycakr #carrotcake Follow on Instagram

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