Tag Archives: Food

Brie Cheese Pairing Château de Meursault Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru France 2014

Posted on November 10, 2016 by waywardwine

We itch for soft cheeses. But we hold strong and only buy two. Each is a French, triple crème cheese (I won’t go into why I can’t call them Brie, just know they are over 75% butter fat and magic). Delin’s Le Crémeux de Bourgogne and Saint Angel’s cheese. A range of wines from Champagne, Cava, to Alsatian whites all would work. Yet I don’t feel like being very creative. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brie, chardonnay, chateau de Meursault, Cheese, drink, Food, France, meursault, pairing, travel, wine | 2 Comments

Making Mead From Buckwheat Honey

Posted on October 17, 2016 by waywardwine

At some point I thought making alcohol out of honey sounded like a great idea. I enjoy mead but tire of so many sweet and simple styles. Just because honey is its source does not necessitate it become a desert drink. Why can’t mead have the gravitas of wine? Why can’t it taste dry, complex, and be a friend to food? Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brewing, dessert, dessert wine, drink, drinks, fermenting, Food, Honey, mead, travel, wine | 2 Comments

Oktoberfest Wine Review? Acolon Halbtrochen Wachtenburg Winzer, Germany

Posted on October 13, 2016 by waywardwine

Yes, here I am at Mt Angel’s Oktoberfest, surrounded by fabulous, rare German beers, looking for wine. For over 50 years, Mt Angel has hosted 350,000 tipsy, wanna-be bavarians intent on eating, drinking, and watching weiner dogs race.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beer, drinks, Food, German wine, Germany, mt Angel, Oktoberfest, travel, weingarten, wine | Leave a comment

Kegging Golden Oak: Willamette Week Pro AM Beer Lange Winery Rogue Brewery

Posted on October 10, 2016 by waywardwine

My wife’s beer, “Golden Oak” nears completion. Inspired by Lange Estate Winery’s iconic, barrel-fermented Pinot Gris, Jesse Lange lent her a barrel to ferment her Belgian Golden Strong (read about the journey here). After two months it has absorbed all that magic Pinot Gris from the barrel. … Continue reading →

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Squid Ink Pasta Wine Pairing

Posted on September 29, 2016 by waywardwine

My wife craves black pasta: an Italian specialty dyed dark with squid ink. Coastal Italians call it “pasta al nero di sepia”: black squid pasta. Instead of mixing it with seafood, she wants it simple. So I clash cultures by browning it in butter and shaving Greek Mizithra cheese atop (Spaghetti Factory frequenters will sympathize). Continue reading →