Wine and Food – The ‘Can’t Fail’ guide

Karen Turner — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:35:00 +0000

One of the most terrifying things in life is to set a menu!

Though we’ve been gourmands for over 50 years now, we still dread the experience of setting a menu for a party or a dinner. Even more terrifying is a wedding! That is the reason why a lot of weddings go to wedding planners – to make sure that the food and beverage are a hit with the guests.

So, we traveled the length and breadth of the country to find out what are the ‘Can’t Fail’ combinations of food and wine vintages, so that you can go ahead and have a great party!

ü If you are serving white meat – Chicken, Seafood and the like, or Eggs, Salads and Vegetables, you need to have a white wine that goes along, and there can be none better than the Sauvignon Blanc. If a good vintage is not available or seems too costly, try the Pinot Gris. These juicy and flavorful wines go very well with the white dishes.

ü How can a party be a success without red meat – especially the big juicy steaks and the other hearty meats? For them, the best pick would be a Cabernet Sauvignon – which happens to be America’s most favorite red wine. You will get excellent Napa Valley Sauvignons at around 12-15$ per bottle.

ü Pork, Tuna, Salmon and Sirloin need a dry Rose, and you will get great Roses either from our own vineyards or from Provence, France.

ü If you are serving Hors d’oeuvres, you need a sparkly to go along. If Champagne is too costly, or is too run of the mill, consider Italian Prosecco or the sparkling Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Australia.

ü While serving a sparkling wine with wedding cake, don’t pick a Brut. Instead, pick a demi-sec, which comes with about 3-4% sugar. The sweetness will complement the cake.

Many of our families have ‘dynasty favorites’, which have been handed down from earlier generations. These are time tested and will always be great; but the next time you are looking to host a party, try the above combinations and do let your boomeryearbook.com friends know how they went.

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As White As Wine!

Karen Turner — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:06:59 +0000

Though the popular one in the world of wines is the red wine; it is the white cousin that is actually the choice of the classes.

We’ve spoken about this in the earlier articles saying that due to shortage of white wine, vintners tried to make white wine with red grapes, and hence rose wines were born. Now, the actual glamour of wine lies in the white version; and all over the world, it is the white wines that command a premium, as the grape variant does not grow so easily all over the world.

For all kinds of meetings and various get-togethers, white wine is the beverage of choice, as it signifies class and subtlety. In America, the Napa Valley is the top wine producing region – as is a known fact. But did you know that the region actually became very popular only after the Paris wine tasting festival in 1976; where a Chardonnay white wine variety beat all the other popular French and Italian wines in a blind tasting competition?

It is this event that made the world sit up and notice Napa Valley as a premier wine producing region. Since then, American white wine also has been counted as one of the best vintages of wine in the world.

Trivia – The actual color of white wine is not white. It is either Yellow or a pale Golden. If the vintage comes out to a darker shade, the vintners combine a paler variant to bring the color back.

According to a study at the medical department of the University of Connecticut, White wine has also been found to be as good as Red for the heart. But then, only when taken in moderation. So, have your glass of white guilt free, and feel good that you are helping your heart too!

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