Recipes and Wine Pairing

Ingredients Chicken breastSeasoned flour Oil for pan frying200ml white wine1 Finely diced shallot2 Tbsps chopped baby capers1 Juice and zest of lemon 1 Tbsp honey50g cold butter Flat leaf parsley Bunch of spinach Method Take a chicken breast, halve it horizontally. Flatten until 1cm thickness all over. Dredge in seasoned flour. Pan fry til golden. Set aside. Deglaze fry pan with 200ml white wine, cook off alcohol, add finely diced shallot, 2 tablespoons chopped baby capers and juice and zest of a large lemon, reduce by 1/3, add 1 T honey ( adjust to mellow out sourness of lemon), add...

What goes well with Cabernet Franc wine? Cabernet Franc is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the world-famous Bordeaux red style. On its own, here are the characteristics of Cabernet Franc wines: Cabernet Franc is a fruity red wine with raspberry, cassis and violet aromas Cabernet Franc is characterised by vegetal aromas like green bell peppers Cabernet Franc is a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, but in contrast has lower tannins and a smoother mouthfeel Cabernet Franc makes a bright and pale red wine The question of what goes well with a 100% Cabernet Franc wine depends on the...

Still on my easy-to-make biscuits effort, I can now happily say I have for the first time made Anzac biscuits. My continued wine-pairing of rosé with biscuits, after our recent hot cross Easter cookies! I am amazed how the wine pairs with delicate sweet things. Am increasingly discovering how versatile this wine is. These Anzac biscuits pair lovely with UMAMU rosé. The French oak has sparked our 2018 rosé with spice, while softening the acidity and sharpness typical of many young rosés, so it adds character with fresh and floral hints to the plain and sweet Anzac biscuits we know and love. A lovely...

This Easter we decided to make some Hot Cross something and the something are cookies we have paired together with UMAMU Rose. Ingredients 125g Butter125g Molasses sugar2 Eggs1 tsp Vanilla extract2 tsps grated lemon rind350g Gluten free flour1 tsp Cinnamon1 tsp Mixed spice80g sultanas 80ml walnut milk (or any milk)Pre made icing in a tube. Method Preheat oven to 180c. Beat butter and molasses sugar till light. Add eggs and stir through, add vanilla extract, lemon rind then flour and blend through, add cinnamon and mixed spice.  Add milk and stir through to bind together. Cling film and put into fridge...

My mum made the best chicken curry. I wanted to find a recipe that is simple for us to prepare a chicken curry and pair with our Chardonnay. The actual curry paste is spicy, so if you like it spicy, follow the method on the packet but you need to pair it with our Shiraz 15 or 19! For pairing with our elegant Chardonnay, then please follow the Chardy tuned recipe below which just has hints of spice. I use less paste (save the rest for another time) and add more coconut milk to balance up the level of spiciness. Ingredients...

Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days till the full moon of the first lunar month.  One way to celebrate is to enjoy a salad called ‘Yee Sang’. Yee Sang is a ‘Prosperity toss’ where you toss a salad with particular ingredients that have symbols of Abundance, Prosperity and Good luck.  Traditionally bringing wishes for reaching higher levels, for Households to be filled with gold and silver, Prosperity for the business and for Life to always be Sweet…  Traditionally this dish is served on the seventh day of the new year but nowadays it is enjoyed in the lead up...