ALASKAN KING CRAB WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE & CELARY *Wine Pairing – Catrala Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca, Chile Ingredients: 2lb Alaskan King Crab legs 4 large Celery Sticks Hollandaise Sauce: 6 egg yolks 2 tablespoons of olive oil or melted butter Juice from 2 lemons 2 pinches of salt Method: Separate eggs and whisk in lemon juice, salt and oil. Boil …
What role does alcohol play in wine?
“A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her” – W.C.Fields. Is wine just a delivery vehicle for alcohol? What would wine be without it? Apart from the salubrious effects on our psyche, why is alcohol important in the life of a wine? It turns out that wine is an incredibly complex, dynamic …
The Good and The Bad on Sediment
As a winemaker I was constantly battling the question of whether to filter and/or stabilize my wines or leave them “au naturelle”. After many years of trial and error I am convinced that some wines can definitely show better in the bottle when they are not stabilized and/or filtered. Pinot Noir is notorious for “taking a dive” after filtration, and …
What’s the Deal with Rose Wine?
Now that we are entering the warmer months, when we do more entertaining and lounging out on the patio and decks, a particular type of wine seems to appear in more and more glasses. These wines fall under the broad category of Rose. But what is Rose exactly? How is it made? It looks like a sweet & fruity wine, is it? These are probably …
Warm Me Up Winter Wines
Last week, the temperature here in Ontario got up to an unusually warm 12-15 degrees. We are usually lucky to get that warm by the end of April, let alone the middle of February! But of course, that was really all a tease and we are back down to around -5 degrees today and another snowstorm is in the forecast. …
Wine for the Holidays
There is something about the holiday season that just leads us to eat and drink a lot more than usual. I like to experience a variety of wines and the holidays are a perfect time to experience the wines of the world all in one day. So when I get up on Christmas morning, coffee or tea comes first of …
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