Food & Wine Pairings
Recipes and tips to pair the right wine with every dish.
Tasting Dinner: Roberto Sarotto at Ozio Gastronomico
We organized a wonderful tasting dinner in Palermo, a "Sicily-Piedmont" encounter between great wines of the Piedmontese tradition and gourmet dishes from Sicilian cuisine and beyond: at the Ozio Gastronomico restaurant in Palermo, the wines of Roberto Sarotto's estate in Neviglie took center stage...
Livia vino cotto, Abruzzo tradition by Marramiero
Livia is the name of the mother of Enrico Marramiero, owner of the eponymous Abruzzo winery we have featured before. It is a vino cotto, a wine rooted in the region's tradition stretching back many centuries. Historically it was produced and kept until the birth of the first male child, or even until his wedding day.
What wine to pair with the Fiocco di Neve by Ciro Poppella?
Fiocco di Neve: the new gem of Neapolitan pastry Today we are in Naples, in the Rione Sanità, at the foot of the Capodimonte hill: a historic and evocative place where you can admire the very essence of the city. Here you will find Palazzo Sanfelice, ...
Spezzatino in bianco with Barbaresco Gaia Principe 2013
We attended a new food and wine event held at the Vineria Bistrot Sydeways in Rome – specifically a tasting dinner featuring roast veal. This time, several dishes were paired with no fewer than seven wines by Roberto S...
Fusilloni con calamari e asparagi e Brut Rosé Marramiero
I had dinner at the Roman restaurant Piero & Francesco and with the Fusilloni di Gragnano with needle squid, asparagus and ricotta salata they served the Metodo Classico Brut Rosé sparkling wine from the Abruzzo winery Marramiero. INGREDIENTS for ...
Vitella arrosto in crosta di sapori with Corvina Quadrivium 2014
Sydeways Vineria Bistrot has recently opened in Rome, a top-tier wine bar where engaging food and wine events take place with a focus on wine territories. During an event on Valpolicella, I had the opportunity to try the pairing between arrosto di vitella in crosta di sapori – prepared by chef Maicol – and the Corvina Quadrivium 2014 from the emerging winery Poggio delle Grazie.
Fiocchetti ricotta e spinaci with Greco di Tufo 2013
Fiocchetti are a pasta filled with ricotta and spinach. We cooked and tossed them with a béchamel sauce, pairing the dish with the Greco di Tufo 2013 from the emerging winery Fonzone.
#SaveRummo: Pasta e patate con provola and a good red wine
Today we won't be talking "just" about wine; today we'll tell you a story: the story of a great Italian product, pasta, of a Campanian excellence, and of a family that, as often happens, finds itself in a moment of difficulty! At the center of our...
The 12 Ideal Pairings for a Good Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer is a grape variety that produces wines with explosive and intense aromas, sometimes overpowering: it is therefore essential to pair it carefully to avoid the wine dominating the flavors rather than enhancing them. Remember that you are dealing with...
Vento rosè and the five-color diet! Flavor and Health.
Our selection of reviewed cantina Teanum products gains a new member today; after Tiati Metodo Classico we are about to taste another sparkling wine, this time a metodo Charmat. The product in question is Vento spumante Brut rosè made from...
Recipe and Pairing: Cod Fillets with Turmeric and Ginger
This is one of those healthy yet delicious recipes, easy to cook and wholesome. Before we begin, however, we want to describe two of the main ingredients in this dish: - Turmeric belongs to the Zinziberaceae family and is also known as Indian Saffron. It contains essential oils (camphor, cineole, turmerone), starch, flavonoids, fiber, and curcuminoid pigments...
Wine Pairing with Spaghetti all'Amatriciana
Spaghetti all'Amatriciana between myth and legend: the true story and the traditional recipe Wandering through Rome, and beyond, every trattoria offers this dish that, in the collective imagination, represents Roman cuisine in Italy and ...