by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Feb 13, 2020 | Pastas, Wine Pairings
I wanted to make a special recipe for my foodie friends from Brazil. We always tend to eat seafood, so I thought I’d shake it up a bit and serve pasta with a spicy sausage sauce. Plus, I had the perfect wine to pair with this recipe. The problem is on the day of...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Feb 12, 2020 | Wine Pairings
Most of the time I choose wine to match my food, but with ice wine, I choose the food to match the wine. Ice wine is made from grapes that have literally frozen on the vine. As soon as the grapes are frozen, a horde of workers have to go pick the grapes–usually...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Feb 7, 2020 | Wine Pairings
This is the perfect weeknight meal. It is healthy, flavorful and pairs beautifully with an Oregon Pinot Noir. Air Fryer Salmon with Quinoa 4 salmon steaks (about 5-6 ounces each) 1 cup white quinoa, washed and rinsed 2 cups chicken broth 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Feb 6, 2020 | Wine Pairings
An occasion isn’t special unless I celebrate with bubbly. Sometimes I want French champagne, but a high quality yeasty champagne isn’t always food friendly. Prosecco is fruitier than champagne and can taste slightly sweet. This makes it the perfect pairing for Thai...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Feb 4, 2020 | Wine Pairings
I get as excited to go to new restaurants as most people get when they go to a live concert or sporting event. I had been following Chevre Panama, a new restaurant and cheese shop, on Instagram, and was looking forward to trying it. Normally we go out once or twice a...
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