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[Wines] Mediterranean Mingle: Food Paired with Wines from South of France

Posted in Culinary Events, Dessert, Drinks, Joyce, Lunch, Meat, Seafood, Vancouver, Vancouver International Wine Festival, Wine Pairing, Wine Series, tagged Chateau d'Angles, Chateau de Jau, Domaine Paul Mas, Francois Lurton, French wine, Gerard Bertrand, Languedoc, Les Vignobles de Constance & du Terrassous, Limoux, M. Chapoutier, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Mingle, Muscat, Rivesaltes, Roussillon, Sieur d'Arques, Sparkling Wine, Vancouver International Wine Festival, VIWF on March 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The second event of the Vancouver International Wine Festival that we went to was the Mediterranean Mingle. Keeping up with the French theme, the focus was on wines from South of France.

It’s a grazing lunch. There were a number of Mediterranean-inspired dishes being put out, with suggested wine pairings. They suggested some classic pairings, but also “out of the box” pairings. Here are some of the dishes:

Fresh Asparagus Salad with Tarragon Mimosa Foam
Grilled Zucchini, Roasted Pepper, Chevre and Pine Nuts
Tourte a la Brandade
Mediterranean Mussel Brasucade au Noilly Prat

Aigo-Boulido “Sip” Poached Quail Egg
Roasted Cod on Fennel
Beef Boules de Picolat, Picholine Olives and Cepes
Saucisse de Toulouse White Bean Stew

Walnut Orange Cake, Yogurt Wildflower Honey “Pot de Creme”

Because there were so many food and wine pairing combinations to try, I had to strategically pick out a few that I thought would work best. (more…)

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[Wines] 2014 Vancouver International Wine Festival – International Tasting Room Recap

Posted in Culinary Events, Drinks, Joyce, Product Reviews, Vancouver, Vancouver International Wine Festival, Wine Pairing, Wine Series, tagged Argentina, Bodega Graffigna, Bubbly, Campo Viejo, Canada, Champagne, Champagne H. Blin, Champagne Taittinger, Chateau de Sancerre, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Chile, Cono Sur, Domaine Paul Mas, Domaine Zinck Vins D'Alsace, Dourthe, France, Francois Lurton, French wine, Georges Duboeuf, Italy, Le Chateau la Couranconne, Malbec, Masi Agricola, Sandhill Winery, Tinhorn Creek, United States, Vancouver International Wine Festival, Wayne Gretzky Estate on March 4, 2014| 4 Comments »

The 2014 Vancouver International Wine Festival has come to an end, and we were invited to cover two events. We’ll spend the next two posts to give you a recap. First of all, a glimpse of the International Tasting Room. There were various sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We went to Thursday evening one; apparently it also tends to be the most “tame” session of all.

As I always say, I’m no wine expert and I don’t have the trained palate for it. It’s something I would love to explore more, though. With that caveat, I will list out some wines that we enjoyed at the tasting room while feeling all overwhelmed in the presence of the 178 booths there.

This year’s theme country was France with a global focus of Bubbly. We spent a good amount of time in the French wine area.

There was a fun quiz in the event program that helps you identify the types of French wines you would most enjoy. Guess what, I’m all over the map. I suppose it’s because I enjoy different types of wine depending on the food I’m having, the occasion, the weather, my mood, and every other factor that you can blame on. There really isn’t a go-to wine for me, per se.

We probably stopped by a good 15-20 tables in the French area. Here are our highlights: (more…)