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The best match for caviar - vodka or champagne?

The best match for caviar - vodka or champagne?

Posted on December 30 2015 at 07:14

For those of you who are lucky enough to be serving caviar this New Year's Eve I just dug this post I wrote back in 2009 out of the archives. Is champagne or vodka the better pairing? (I must confess the *research* was fun ...)

Tags: vodka drink:spirits & cocktails drink:champagne & sparkling caviar caviare food:fish & shellfish Krug Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut Champagne drink:spirits & cocktails Petrossian vodka caviar drink:champagne & sparkling food:fish & shellfish Petrossian
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Pairing wine and artichokes

Pairing wine and artichokes

Posted on July 15 2020 at 06:47

Artichokes have long been labelled as a “wine-killer,” but is that reputation truly deserved? While it’s true that artichokes can make even the driest white wines taste unexpectedly sweet, this challenge is often exaggerated.

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