Monday, March 28, 2011

Hot wine pairing tip of the week!

Our pairing of the week is Paella from The Vanilla Pod restaurant in Summerland, BC, paired with 2006 Meritage from Pentage Winery on Skaha Lake in Penticton.

The Meritage is a classic Bordeaux blend, Merlot driven, with gorgeous notes of chocolate and tobacco. It has forward nose and flavours of the Cab Franc.
The wine paired perfectly with the delicious, smoky flavours of The Vanilla Pod's paella, a feast of seafood, chorizo sausage, tomato and saffron rice.

If you have never eaten at the Vanilla Pod, it is a must!  It a a gem of the Okanagan.
We look forward to further exploring the lovely wines from Pentage.

Both the food and the wine for this perfect meal were clearly made With Love...

Check out the website for The Vanilla Pod:  http://thevanillapod.ca

And for Pentage Winery: http://www.pentage.com

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