Food Pairings
I’d Do Anything For Love – Meatloaf and Champagne Pairing
Whenever someone mentions Meatloaf, your mind will either go to one of two places, Meatloaf the dish or Meat Loaf the world famous singer, whichever one comes to your mind first depends on you. This time we’re talking about Meatloaf the dish, the hearty ground beef shaped into a loaf and sliced like bread. You…
Chicken Stir Fry and Sparkling Wine
Where Did Stir Fry Originate? When looking for the origins of the Stir Fry, you will find yourself in China where the technique originated. When Did It Originate? Scholars have researched and put together a fairly clear history which they believe to be true, during the Han Dynasty of 206 B.C. – 220 A.D. they…
What Sparkling Wine To Pair With Teriyaki Chicken?
Teriyaki is of Japanese origins, it’s a cooking technique that originated in Japanese cuisine Why Call It Teriyaki? Teriyaki is derived from the noun teri (照り), which refers to the shine/glaze which appears after on the meats it gets spread on. When Was It First Made? It’s believed by food historians that teriyaki was first…
What Sparkling Wine To Pair With Apple Pie?
The Apple Pie is an English Dish, it was first made in England, although the Americans might be the ones who enjoy it the most. The English Apple Pie isn’t without its influences, from countries like the Netherlands, France and the Ottoman Empire. The first record of the apple pie was written in England, in…
What Sparkling Wine To Pair With Duck à l’Orange?
Duck à l’Orange, a succulent roasted duck, crispy and crackling skin, coated in a brown sauce made from beef or veal stock with the juice and zest of an orange. Duck à l’Orange, canard à l’orange or orange duck is traditionally known as a French dish, believed either to have been enjoyed since 1533, in…
Guylian Chocolate and Sparkling Wine
Sparkling Wine and Chocolate is one of those combinations that is very much a love or hate, to the people Sparkling Wine and Chocolate may sound very romantic and delicious, but to industry professionals, the combination sometimes causes disagreements. So I will leave it up to you to decide whether Sparkling Wine and Chocolate is…
Tiramisu and Sparkling Wine Pairing
Tiramisu is a fairly new dessert, created in Treviso, Veneto in Italy, around 1970 by Roberto Linguanotto. His mission at the time was to prepare a dessert for his wife, the dessert he created was called Sbatutin, consisting of beaten egg yolk, sugar and wine, it can be served in a glass, making it look…
Can You Pair French Onion Soup with Sparkling Wine?
The soup that went from rags to riches. Trying to pair Sparkling Wine with Soup isn’t necessarily the easiest, combining two liquids together, you could end up swallowing the soup before the Sparkling Wine even gets a chance to work its bubbly magic, soups that require you to chew, like the onions in a French…
Can You Pair Sparkling Wine With Cottage Pie?
A classic English dish with a wonderful English Rosé, on a lovely Sunday afternoon, what could be better than that? When looking for English Sparkling Wine, you can’t really go wrong with a good vintage, the Sparkling Wine industry in England has been on an upwards trajectory for quite a few years now by creating…