Posts tagged wine pairing
Hallelujah It's Almost Thanksgiving!

Hooray! The best foodie holiday of the year is nearly upon us! Our buyers have put together some of their favorite wine pairing recommendations for your turkey/tofurkey/turducken to get you ready for the big bacchanal of Thanksgiving. Bon appetit!

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The King of Wines and the King of Crabs

Yesterday, I got the call from my oldest friend, Henry Hiatt, who manages the Fish Market restaurant in San Jose. His one allocation of fresh King Crab, aired in from Alaska, had arrived. I am very fortunate to have had the chance to enjoy this rare delicacy for several years running thanks to Henry, and after experimenting with Chablis, Puligny, Chassagne, and all manner of white Burgundy and Champagne, we have settled on a pairing that we think works best.

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The "Capricious Indulgence" of 2006 Krug Vintage Brut

This weekend, Cinnamon and I had the chance to preview the soon to be released 2006 Krug Brut Champagne, and we were very impressed.

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Cincinnati Chili for the Wine—Er, I Mean Win

The Super Bowl is coming up this weekend, and LA is playing in it for the first time since the Rams came back to town. Though I’m not much of a football fan, I am a fan of LA, so I thought it’d be great to mark the occasion with another thing I am a fan of—food. And what better, more perfect Super Bowl food is there than chili?

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