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Wine and Food Matching: New Australian Book

Chris — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:15:35 +0000

If you have no idea what wine goes with what food or know some basic rules but would like to increase your knowledge then you’re probably going to be interested in a new Australian book on matching food and wine.

The book is called Ryn and Cordie’s wine rules after the two authors and contains lots of recipes, basic rules for wine and food matching and a food and wine matching chart. It attempts to demystify the art of matching wine with food in order to enhance the enjoyment of both and to avoid clashes.

The book is self published and available from the website.

Mulled Wine Recipe

Chris — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:12:28 +0000

As the weather gets a bit colder, it’s a great time to relax with some warm, spicy mulled wine. You can experiment with different recipes and adjust the quantities of wine, water and sugar depending on whether you want a stronger or sweeter drink. This is how I make it.

1 bottle of medium to full bodied red wine – a cabernet sauvignon is good
1 cup water
2 Tbsp brown sugar or honey
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1 sliced orange
1 sliced lemon
1 stick cinnamon
6-8 cloves
6-8 split cardomom pods

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat to simmering point over a very low heat stirring occasionally. Don’t let it boil or the alcohol will evaporate. Keep it barely at simmering point for about 20 minutes. Serve it warm in warmed sturdy glasses or metal goblets.

You don’t want to spend too much money on wine that goes into a mulled wine recipe so check out this selection of cheap wine online.

We also pull together the best deals on cabernet sauvignon on a regular basis so if you want to buy online at discount prices browse our selection.

Christmas Wine

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:33:59 +0000

Christmas is coming and buying wine online is an easy way to stock up in advance in preparation for Christmas parties and get togethers with friends and family. We have all the wine selections you’ll need for Christmas plus some great ideas for Christmas gifts.

Here are our suggestions for selecting the perfect wines to complement Christmas food in Australia and get parties off to a sparkling start!

We’ll start with Sparkling wines, the obvious choice for Christmas party drinks. There are some great sparkling whites and reds for under $10 or you can opt for something special like the superb Croser 2005 at $47.95 a bottle.

Christmas in Australia often means cold meat and seafood platters eaten in a relaxed setting outdoors. The best wines to pair with Christmas seafood are crisp, dry white styles such as Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay.

If you prefer a red with cold roast turkey then a good, easy drinking choice is a Merlot or a festive sparkling shiraz.

Better still let the experts do the work for you. We’ve found 3 super mixed cases of premium wines for Christmas.

Red Wine Is Good For You

Ian — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:35:30 +0000

The French have a much lower incidence of that scourge of our modern diet and lifestyle, heart disease. The difference between the French diet and the rest of the western world was the volume of red wine consumption. Red wine contains polyphenols which help to keep our arteries healthy even if they don’t sound too appetising. The polyphenols come from the skins of the grapes which also give red wine its colour. More expensive wines which are made with the better grapes can contain more polyphenols than cheaper wines.

Unfortunately drinking too much wine is also bad for us. To keep the balance right we should only drink in moderation. So obviously the way to go to get more polyphenols is by drinking the really good stuff, not that we really need an excuse.

If you don’t like red wine, apart from the fact you are not trying hard enough, you could just eat the grapes. However you need to eat half a kilo for every glass of wine.