12/28/06 Food & Wine

Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran and today, like every Thursday, is food and wine pairing day. As the end of the year is upon us - I wanted to reflect on some of my favorite foods and of course the wines that go with them. This past year has been a big one for me when it came to my acquaintance with Sauvignon Blanc from so many differing parts of the world. My infatuation with that grapefruit quality in New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and the array of salads and cheeses it went with, was only surpassed the versatility of the Sauvignon Blanc from Washington state. It was great with every food from Dungeness crab cakes to pasta with pesto sauce and most everything in between  including fried green tomatoes. Then there was the yummy spicy foods that we realized needed some level of residual sugar to put out the fire and what better choice than Riesling. Potatoes cooked in so many different ways that they were great with red and white wines sweet or dry wines was an amazing eye opener for me. And finding out that beer and sake are not nearly as good with sushi as sparkling wine is was truly a sensation. And speaking of bubbly who would have thought we would be drinking sparkling Shiraz with meats right off of the grill this past summer? Just thinking about it is making me look oh so forward to 2007 and our Vine to Wine Food and wine pairing Thursday. Happy New Year and thank you for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.