Tag Archives: Cheese

Strawberry and rocket salad with goat’s cheese and balsamic reduction

Strawberry and rocket salad with goat's cheese and balsamic reduction on a white plate, Crémant d'Alsace sparkling wine flute, spring-like outdoor setting

Spring on a plate – fresh, sweet, spicy, creamy If you are looking for wine and food pairing in its lightest, most summery form, you will find it here. The strawberry and rocket salad is one of those dishes that you understand as soon as you take your first bite: the sweetness of the ripe […]

Spring vegetable tian with goat’s cheese from the oven

Spring vegetable tian with goat's cheese in ceramic form, Verdicchio white wine glass, Tuscan trattoria setting

Provençal layering – when vegetables become a work of art If you want to combine wine with a vegetarian main course in the oven, Tian offers one of the most rewarding opportunities. The right wine pairing has to deal with a multitude of simultaneous vegetable flavors: the slight bitterness of the zucchini, the sweetness of […]

Cold rhubarb gazpacho with strawberry and basil oil

Rhubarb gazpacho cold with strawberry and basil oil in a matte plate, Rosé de Provence glass, spring-like outdoor setting

Pink, fresh, surprising – a gazpacho that reinvents spring Finding the right wine to accompany a gazpacho that contains neither tomato nor cucumber, but is instead based on rhubarb and strawberries, is one of the most appealing tasks of modern spring cuisine. Combining wine and food here means finding a wine that blends harmoniously with […]

Hearty rhubarb tart with goat’s cheese and walnuts

Hearty rhubarb tart with goat's cheese and walnut on a rustic wooden board, Gewürztraminer white wine glass, Bavarian farmhouse table

When acid meets spice – the unexpected side of rhubarb Finding the right wine accompaniment for a dish that most people only know as a dessert ingredient is a particular pleasure. Combining wine and food here means rethinking rhubarb. In its savory form, it brings the same qualities that it brings to dessert – a […]

Wild garlic gnocchi with fresh goat’s cheese and pine nuts

Wild garlic gnocchi with fresh goat's cheese and pine nuts in a cream-colored plate, Vermentino white wine glass, Tuscan trattoria setting

When the forest comes into the kitchen – spring on the plate Wine with food begins in spring with one of the most intense aromas of the season: wild garlic. Anyone walking through a forest of wild garlic for the first time will immediately understand why this plant has been revered for centuries – the […]

White asparagus in the oven with a Parmesan herb crust

White asparagus in the oven with a Parmesan herb crust on a rustic wooden board, Silvaner white wine glass, Bavarian farmhouse table

A new take on baked asparagus – crispy, spicy, irresistible Combining wine and food starts with the question: What makes this dish special? In the case of oven-baked asparagus with a Parmesan herb crust, the answer is clear: the roasted aromas. The oven transforms the asparagus in a way that cooking and blanching never can […]

Asparagus tagliatelle with white asparagus and truffle butter

Asparagus tagliatelle with white asparagus and truffle butter in a cream-colored plate, Chardonnay white wine glass, northern Italian marble setting

Pasta meets spring – when two luxury products meet When you think of wine with food and pasta with truffle butter, you instinctively think of Burgundy – and you’re not wrong. But this post takes a detour via the South Tyrolean Alps, which is well worth it. White asparagus and black truffle butter are a […]

Green asparagus with rocket pesto and ricotta crostini

Green asparagus with rocket pesto and ricotta crostini on a rustic wooden board, Vermentino white wine glass, Tuscan trattoria setting

Mediterranean lightness – a dish for the first warm day of spring Combining wine and food works best when the wine and dish come from the same cultural area. This recipe is a song of praise to Ligurian cuisine: green asparagus, the herbaceous and bitter characteristics of which are enhanced with a spicy rocket pesto, […]

Asparagus frittata with green asparagus and pecorino

Asparagus frittata with green asparagus and pecorino on a rustic wooden board, Verdicchio white wine glass, Tuscan trattoria setting

Italian home cooking trimmed to spring cuisine Finding the right wine pairing for a frittata means looking for a wine that can handle eggs – and this is no trivial task in the wine world. Wine and food pairing with eggs often fails because of one detail: the sulphurous note that some wines bring out […]

Asparagus risotto with green asparagus and lemon gremolata

Asparagus risotto with green asparagus and lemon gremolata in a cream-colored plate, Soave Classico white wine glass, northern Italian marble setting

Venetian cuisine meets spring season – risotto rethought Finding the right wine pairing for a good risotto is a question of texture as much as flavor. Wine to go with asparagus risotto should be fresh, mineral and with an acidity that breaks up the creamy melting texture of the rice – without destroying it. Green […]

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