Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food Feeling Guilty
Today’s wine is outstanding. It is nothing that I expected and yet everything I wanted. And I feel a little bit guilty because it’s a truly fine wine and I served it with a cod cake. Yes, a cod cake. But do trust me that it’s not a “lowly” cod cake; it’s a really wonderful cod cake. In fact, I called them Oh My Cod [Cakes]. You can get the recipe on Cocoa & Lavender. Still, should I have found something a little more fancy to serve with this?
I went out and bought this wine because Susan had just sent me the article from the Wall Street Journal questioning if Vermentino is the new Chardonnay? That’s a tough one. I don’t think there’s a definitive answer but, perhaps, it will eclipse Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio... [...]