So last week I headed off to the Lidl winter wine tasting down in Angel in London. They absolutely pinged the venue, I really liked it. It was this thing called A-Space which gets rented out for all kinds of things like corporate events, or modeling shoots, or closed gigs. Just had a very easy …
A few weeks ago I got chatting on twitter to Pat from Koji Restaurant in Parson’s Green in London. We had a natter about what they were up to down there, then a bit about sushi and wine pairings, and the “oh I must come down some point”. Well that some point happened last week, …
Having not really known what to expect this week, the missus and I were in a pretty decent position. I’m not a huge fan of having a pre-idea, I prefer to just drink the thing fresh and go from there. So it was a pretty good place to be this weekend.
Pinot Blanc’s not really a wine I’ve ever drunk much before, so I’m flying blind a little bit this week. When it doubt, keep it simple when it comes to food pairings.
Mutants live all around us. I’m not trying to go all “Patrick Stewart” here, but without it we wouldn’t be here would we? And one of the great things we get to see is mutation happening in real time these days, mostly cos we now know to look for it. It happens with grapes a …
Alsace is absolutely stunning. For anyone who hasn’t been, find an excuse and go. You’ve got the steep Vosges Mountains right next to the Rhine River basin, which leads to stunning natural scenery, old school Franco-Germanic architecture making it look like a Disney set, and of course a load of fantastic wines!
After winning back Ant’s trust following Non-Alcoholic Wine week by what looks to have been a fantastic week on the Primitivo, I feel safe to hand the reigns over to him for the next two weeks of picks. He’s starting with one that’s going to test my searching skills, the often-overlooked Pinot Blanc from Alsace …
#NWTW Week 44: Pinot Blanc From Alsace (Part Two) Read More »
I’m going to start with a thanks to all the lovers and all the haters this week. Gewurztraminer has clearly been a bit of a tough week for a few of you, so thanks for doing it, and thanks for your comments. It’s been an eye opening week with plenty of food pairing successes and …
#NWTW Week 7: The Verdict On Gewurztraminer From Alsace Read More »
Everyone I’ve spoken to, the back of every label on the wines I’ve bought, and every online review (both of the only 2 I’ve read!) are telling me two things about the food pairings. One is sweetly spiced Asian food, and the other is smoked fish. Now I did have the smoked fish all ready …
#NWTW Week 7: Food Pairing With Gewurztraminer from Alsace Read More »
Gewurztraminer is a bolshy kind of wine. I’m not sure it matters hugely where it’s grown, it’s always going to be very obvious what you’re drinking. But there are one or two differences about the Gewurztraminer from Alsace.
