Wine and chocolate is a combination that springs readily to mind when thinking about romantic Valentine’s Day meals or a Valentine’s Day gift. It can be tricky to make this combination work however. Chocolate has intense flavours with the sweetness and sometimes bitter sweetness if you choose dark chocolate. It’s a complex tasting experience and [...]
Alkoomi Wine Specials
There are two wine specials from the cool climate, Western Australian wine region, the Frankland River. On offer is a medium to full bodied the 2007 Cabernet Merlot and a fresh, zesty 2008 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.
The prices are great at $14.95 a bottle for each wine variety.
A big part of Christmas, and every celebration for that matter, is the food and drink. We’ve gradually developed our own Christmas food and wine traditions in Australia which are more in keeping with what we can expect in the middle of summer. In other words doing things which make sense when the weather’s [...]
Tannins are the astringent and bitter compounds found in grape skins, stems and seeds.
In red wine, the astringency causes the dryness in the mouth, or the mouth puckering sensation, when drinking the wine. Astringency is more about feel or texture than it is about taste. The term “mouthfeel” is often used to describe the quality [...]
It’s not as difficult to match wines with spicy food as you might think. There are wines that go perfectly ok with spicy food. The key is to avoid wines that are very tannic such as cabernet blends as the spices in the food will make the tannins more pronounced and cause a bitter taste. [...]
Wine and cheese has to be the most obvious food and wine pairing. It’s partly because of the number of possibilities. There are so many different varieties of cheese as there is with wine. Also both are natural products and the product of fermentation.
There are some general guidelines when pairing wine with cheese:
Hard cheeses are [...]
It’s Friday! And it’s home made pizza for dinner which makes it even better.
The question of what wine goes with pizza is quite a common one. I’ve come across it a few times online so here’s a summary of points to consider. With all questions on wine and food pairings though it’s important to remember [...]
