Food, Wine, Culture TV: The War IS ON!! Episode 13: Beer vs. Wine(s)

September 25, 2008 by michael · 6 Comments 

In this 13th episode, Greg and Mike taste two wines and a beer to determine what goes best with Mike’s recipe of Fried Chicken. Will it be the German ale? Or perhaps the Cali Zin? You’re going to have to tune in to find out!

Do YOU have a favorite beverage for fried chicken? Have suggestions for an upcoming show? Leave a comment and let us know!!!

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A Few Recipes From Around The Blogosphere: With wine pairings!

July 17, 2008 by michael · 1 Comment 

I read a lot of food blogs and am always impressed with the number of great home chefs (and pro chefs) out there! Since I love food and wine, and enjoy coming up with interesting wine pairings for any dish, I decided to feature a few recipes from around the internet each week and offer my wine pairing advice.

From FigandCherry.Com: Red wine lamb shanks with herb mash

If this dish doesn’t look or sound amazing to you, then I’m guessing your a vegetarian! With a nice red wine sauce, the obvious pairing here would be a medium to big bodied red with good structure and dark fruits- I’d look to the left bank of the Gironde river in Bordeaux to the Cabernet-heavy blends.

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