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Spinach gnocchi with sage butter and parmesan cream

Spinach gnocchi with sage butter and parmesan cream in a deep plate, Soave Classico white wine glass, northern Italian marble setting

Green classics rethought – velvety comfort with depth Anyone looking for wine and food combinations in their most down-to-earth, warmest form will find them here. Spinach gnocchi are as much a part of classic northern Italian cuisine as polenta is to Veneto and risotto is to Lombardy – they are not a fashion trend, but […]

Leg of lamb with wild garlic crust and white beans

Leg of lamb with wild garlic crust and white beans on a cream-colored plate, Côtes du Rhône red wine glass, Parisian bistro setting

Spring meets braised cuisine – when wild garlic crowns the lamb When you think of wine with lamb, you instinctively think of red wine. And here the red wine is indeed the obvious choice – but not the heavy Barolo or Bordeaux, but a Côtes du Rhône Rouge from the south of France, which with […]

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 […]

Asparagus carpaccio raw with parmesan and lemon oil

Asparagus carpaccio raw with parmesan shavings and lemon oil on a cream-colored plate, Pinot Grigio white wine glass, northern Italian marble setting

Raw, simple, radically good – asparagus in its purest form If you want to combine wine and food, the first thing you might think about raw asparagus carpaccio is: What is there actually to accompany it? The answer is surprising. Raw white asparagus, sliced wafer-thin, has an intensity and a crisp bitterness that never comes […]

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 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 […]

Asparagus and strawberry salad with balsamic reduction and mint

Asparagus and strawberry salad with balsamic reduction, fresh mint and pine nuts on white porcelain, next to a rosé glass, Parisian bistro setting

Springtime delights on a plate – when asparagus meets strawberries The asparagus and strawberry salad is one of the most unconventional and at the same time most convincing creations of the asparagus season. Wein zum Essen is looking for a suitable wine accompaniment for a dish that playfully transcends classic boundaries: The delicate bitterness of […]

Asparagus risotto with white asparagus and black truffle

Asparagus risotto with white asparagus and black truffle in a deep plate, with a glass of Bourgogne Blanc next to it

Creamy risotto as a stage for fine seasonal ingredients Wine with food sometimes means being inspired by the cuisine of northern Italy – and nowhere does this work as elegantly as with asparagus risotto. Finding the right wine to accompany this dish is an art in itself: the creamy Arborio risotto with white asparagus and […]

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