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The Best Cheeses for Holiday Entertaining

Want to up the ante on your cheese plate? Pick cheeses that will complement the beverages you're serving. Here are a few choices that will be delicious with whatever you and your guests choose to drink.

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9 Comments | Posted by MartinJ, December 14, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: beer pairing, cheese, entertaining, holidays, Serious Entertaining, wine pairings, winter holiday

Wine Pairings with Thai Food

Pad thai is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods, but I never quite know what to pair with those complex, spicy dishes. I asked Todd Knoll, the executive estate chef at Jordan Vineyard & Winery for his take on wine pairings with three Thai dishes. Knoll was raised in Hawaii and draws upon flavors from his home state, as well as Asia.

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14 Comments | Posted by Kara Newman, July 23, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Asian, Cabernet, Charddonay, Chardonnay, chicken satay, pad thai, Serious Grape, tom yum, wine, wine pairings

Grüner Veltliner: The Perfect Wine to Pair with Roast Chicken

Roast chicken is one of the few dishes I have absolute mastery over in my kitchen. Other recipes may come and go with varying degrees of success, but roast chicken has become my go-to comfort meal during dark winters and blustery, rainy springs. Now, what wine to pair with crisp, golden skin and moist meat scented with rosemary? Grüner Veltliner.

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5 Comments | Posted by Kara Newman, May 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: Gruner Veltliner, roast chicken, Serious Grape, wine, wine pairings

A Guide to Wine and Dessert Pairings

So how to figure out what wine to pick with dessert? There are three factors to consider: acidity (an acidic wine may pair best with a fruit dish, which also has natural acidity), intensity (the more intense the flavors of a dessert, the more intense the wine), and sweetness (a dessert wine should be sweeter than the dessert itself).

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6 Comments | Posted by Kara Newman, April 23, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: caramel, chocolate, desserts, pies, Serious Grape, wine, wine pairings

Serious Grape: Fish and Seafood Wine Pairings

Forget the old saying that white wine always pairs with fish and seafood. According to a recent article in Food Arts magazine, only one rule applies: it's all about the preparation of the fish.

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2 Comments | Posted by Kara Newman, March 19, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Tagged: American Fish, David LeFeve, fish, Rajat Parr, seafood, Serious Grape, Water Grill, wine, wine pairings