09/05/08 More Food & Wine

Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran and today I could resist having another Food & Wine pairing day. I want to tell you about a special dish using baby vegetables and of course, the wine that goes with it. I recognize that if I keep an eye on my vegetable garden I can pick zucchini and green beans and lots of squash while it is still very small and very sweet and tender. The first course of a meal I recently created was made by braising these vegetables braised in a most delightfully light and brothy sauce made with chicken staock and just a touch of butter. The presentation was simple and the result was simply lovely. We selected a Chassagne-Montrachet to accompany this course. The combination was stellar! Chassagne-Montrachet is a French wine from the area of Burgundy known as Chassagne-Montrachet. Nowadays about 60% of the wines from Chassagne-Montrachet are white. They are made from Chardonnay and are among the best in Burgundy, even in France they are becoming increasingly popular. Cruise your cookbooks for a nice braised vegetable recipe and serve it with a reputable Chassagne-Montrachet and just try wiping that mmm mmm good smile off of your face. Remember to send your wine questions to Linda at vine to wine dot net and thanks for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.