Pizza is actually a tough dish to pair with wine. In fact, most Italians drink beer with their pizza rather than wine, and for good reason. Pizza is primarily bready, yeasty, fermented bread. Beer is mostly … well, yeasty fermented grains. The two match up wonderfully based on the bridge of yeasty, …
Easter is not only about chocolate eggs and hot cross buns! Particularly in the Cape, pickled fish on Good Friday is a long-held tradition across different religions and language groups. It is common for the pickled fish to be made on the Wednesday before Good Friday to avoid cooking on the day. …
Gekonsentreerde bessiegeure met sweempies gedroogte fynbos, laventel en vars roosmaryn maak Steenberg Merlot die ideale vuurherd-metgesel vir koel herfs- en winterdae. Die vars en lewendige 2015-oesjaar, geskep uit wingerde geleë teen die Steenberg hange, sal jou ook ryklik beloon met ‘n mondvol sap …
It’s still summer and the season for light meals like salads, white meat and chilled white wine. Here’s a wonderful brown rice salad by Sarah Graham, paired with chicken espetadas, which will go well with … Well, which wine would you suggest? Zakkie Bester of Bester Family Wines in the Swartland sug …
Regardless of how you found your way into wine, you’re here now! Thank goodness. Of course, wine drinking is very much a journey itself, and it’s quite likely that your wine palate will change over time. This type of taste evolution has no doubt already happened once in your life. For example, remem …
Few things on earth are better than food and wine. Learn the fundamentals behind food and wine pairing to create your own great pairings. This guide will show you the steps and what to look for in your recipe to find the perfect wine. A great food and wine pairing creates a balance between the compo …
The nuance of flavour in wine is rarely a match to cuisine as gutsy as junk food. Most wines will end up sulking in the background and ruin the flavour with sourness and bitterness. One could say that wine is a finicky beverage. Fortunately, you can easily make some incredible junk food wine pairing …
“Hoe meer jy van iets weet, hoe meer waardeer en geniet jy dit.” My Oupa Dirk was ’n groot voorstander van studeer en het geglo “mense van integriteit” hou nooit op leer nie. “Die dag dat jy ophou leer, is die dag dat jy ophou leef.” Sy wysheid het my al die jare bygebly, en toe ek so 17 jaar gelede …
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food,” aldus George Bernard Shaw, die bekende Ierse dramaturg (1856-1950). Kort op kos se hakke is wyn, reken ek.
Daar is min sjefs met so ’n indrukwekkende spens soos Christiaan Campbell. Hoewel ander wynland-kombuise kan spog met propvol koskaste of hul verskaffers op “spoed-bel” het, het Campbell ’n definitiewe voorsprong. Net ’n paar treë buite die Werf Restaurant se kombuis op Boschendal strek meer as 2 00 …
This article by gastronome Elaine M. Koontz describes basic tips for planning a menu with complementary food and wine pairings. Basic Guidelines In general, dry wines are served prior to sweet wines.
Which wines pair best with what cheeses? Armed with the right information, you can create amazing wine and cheese pairings on your own. Let’s take a look at some classic wine and cheese pairings and why they work, so that the next time you’re on a wine and cheese getting mission, you’ll have no doub …
One marriage no one can object to is the mouth-watering combination of wine and cheese. Each is delicious on its own, but when you pair the two, magic can happen. Be it tannic, light, sweet, or dry, you can bet there’s a wine out there for every cheese (even fondue!).
One can dine in a different restaurant at a winery in the Cape winelands every month for years without having to visit the same eatery twice! And your choice of food is as diverse as your choice of wine, and varies from simple and wholesome regional dishes to fancy haute cuisine.
Toe die bekroonde restaurant op Gabriëlskloof buite Botrivier verlede jaar sy “Skepkos-Sondae” bekend gestel het, het dit ’n smaaksensasie ontketen. Vanjaar keer dié geliefde spyskaart-formaat in ware Franse styl terug, met ’n paar klein veranderinge. “Skepkos-Sondae” gaan oor elkeen se regmatige, r …
The Pinot grape is something of a chameleon and not just because of the variety of colors it can be found in, writes Eric Guido. Pinot Gris, a mutation of the Pinot Noir grape, can be found around the world and in a number of different expressions from crisp to velvety and from dry to sweet.
The acclaimed chef, Eric Bulpitt, opened FABER restaurant on Avondale wine estate outside Paarl – shaking up the Cape winelands culinary landscape! Avondale is a 300 year old, family-run farm that is situated on Lustigan Road, Klein Drakenstein, Paarl – on the slopes of the Klein Drakenstein Mountai …
Thinking back, I can remember a time when Merlot was all the craze, writes Eric Guido. It was widely popular and one of the most planted varieties around the world. Now, I find people telling me that they don’t like Merlot more than any other grape variety that I know. The funny part is that they us …
Chicken is like the blank canvas of the culinary world, writes Gregory Dal Piaz, mild and amenable, it’s an easy vehicle to bring global flavors to life. So this summer, instead of just slathering on the barbeque sauce, let your chicken take you to the far flung corners of taste.
Seafood is traditionally paired with white wine for good reason. Much like that squirt of citrus we like so much with seafood, white wines bring a spark of acidity when paired with fish, brightening the fish flavors and cleansing the palate. That’s not to say that red wines can’t also be paired with …
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