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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.Wait, Orange Wine? The Fourth Wine Color
I always thought wine came in exactly three "colors." Red, white, and rose. And then I learned about orange wines, apparently, a category gaining favor among some younger, edgier sommeliers. They can be devilishly difficult to track down, but they are worth the effort.Review: The Hello Kitty Wine, Brut Rose
They might as well rename it "Hello, Creepy," because that's exactly how you'll feel purchasing Hello Kitty wine, from the moment you ask the sales clerk where to find it, right through to the cash register ring-up, where they will encircle the neck of your bottle with a pendant suitable for a six-year-old. Nothing makes you feel like a pedophile faster than buying a bottle of Hello Kitty Wine.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).How to Order Wine Without Looking Like an Idiot
No one likes to feel like a dope when staring down a wine list. So here's a cheat sheet on how to avoid embarrassment, culled from the collective wisdom of sommeliers and other wine professionals. For example, never walk into a wine store or restaurant and ask for a nice, dry red wine. It's like walking into a grocery store and saying, "excuse me, do you have any FOOD?'"Tre Bicchiere: Finding A Great Wine for a Lousy Day
A lousy day calls for a good wine, and a Tre Bicchieri (Italian for "three glasses"—the highest rating bestowed upon Italian wines by Gambero Rosso)—fit the bill perfectly. The Super Tuscan I tried, a Il Bruciato Antinori 2007, had a subtle earthiness I loved.Q&A with 'Odd Pair' Wine Blogger Jane Catherine Collins
Houston Press wine blogger Jane Catherine Collins talks with Serious Grape about her Odd Pair column. Yes, someone else ponders what wine pairs well with Twinkies, tater tots, and black-eyed peas.An Introduction to Kosher Wine
If you're attending a Passover Seder this year and need a kosher-for-Passover wine, remember: think like a rabbi, drink like a sommelier. Find out what goes into the production of kosher wine and which you should be drinking.Gadgets: The Ravi Instant Wine Refresher
Unless you've invested in a temperature-controlled wine cellar, chances are you've been drinking your reds far too warm. Thanks to a pair of Canadian entrepreneurs, there's a solution: the Ravi Instant Wine Refresher, an object that goes on top of a wine bottle and chills the wine en route to your glass.Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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