At the weekend I had friends over for dinner and the conversation turned to wine, funnily enough. However, it wasn't about the wine necessarily so much as the different preferences of the men and women at the table regarding the wine.
We were enjoying a fabulous Beef Bourgignon from a tried and tested Delia Smith recipe, and so the perfect wine to enjoy with this dish was naturally a pinot noir. We certainly were spoiled for choice. From Central Otago we had Rockburn 2007 and Archangel 2008 and from Martinborough we had the Crimson 2008.
The Rockburn 2007 pinot ...
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A friend sent this to me, and it put a smile on my face, so I just had to share. As she said, and I so agree, I do love a good philosophy.
A Real Man........
A real man is a woman's best friend. He will never stand her up and never lets her down. He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret. He will enable her to express her ...
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The ‘reduced to clear’ pottle of pâté and a seriously cheap loaf of real bread, which came to five bucks all together, demanded the purchase of some wine. But not just any wine, as this was a celebration of all the best things in life (good, real and cheap food) and the occasion called for real wine. I had gone to all the trouble of sniffing out the treats, so I tasked my friend with finding a suitable wine to match…and that it should be bubbles.
Pâté is a wondrous thing; an unholy marriage of meat, butter and onion, seasoned ...
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As the season howls and blows around us and we run for cover from the car to the office, brolly up, brolly down, wet, cold draughty bits, sunnies on sunnies off... think of that sweet simmering dish in the oven.
Braised Beef ribs
When the clocks go back and you light the first fire, this is when I start salivating for this dish. The aromas and old food memories that are created in this dish, are to be savoured on the palate. This is soul food and what sharing food like this is all about. You simply chuck it all ...
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Over the next few months I’m going to try and guide you through the maze that is sustainability, or at least what I think it means, in regards to wine. I’m going to do it with just the one tongue in cheek and I’ll take it slowly, so those of you who’ve already opened your first bottle of the day can keep up. So why do I feel the need to define “sustainability” at all, you already know its definition I guess? Well therein lies one of its fundamental problems – it doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing ...
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