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</description><item><title>Fennel symphony!</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=242</link><description><![CDATA[ Wineblogg cook for the first time a genuine fennel recipe. How often do you use fennel as a raw material with its original flavor of anise and a fine acidity?    Finocchi al vino blanco (110/2000) Fennel in white wine  Take 4 fennels, trim and cut them into bite-sized wedges. Put them in a saucepan, mix 250 ml of white wine and a clove of garlic. Let it cook for about 20 minutes and at the end add fresh basil. Season and enjoy. A dish that will surprise positively. It's a pure pleasure to eat it especially when it combines the acidity from both the vegetables and the wine.    
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><category>The Silver Spoon Project</category></item><item><title>Nobel rooster goes pink</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=241</link><description><![CDATA[      Gallo Nobel con salsa (109/2000)   Start by peeling the shrimps and cut the rooster file into yummy bits. Fry the bits (or chicken fillet) in butter until it gets a nice color. Add 2 cups white sparkling wine (I used Pelorus Blanc de Blancs), 1 cup milk, 500 gr crushed Italian tomatoes and various spices and vegetarian broth. Let it cook on low heat for about an hour to make the sauce just thick enough. Closing up with fresh shrimps in the sauce as well as an extra dish. Great in combination with sourdough bread, couscous or rice.    
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:03 +0200</pubDate><category>The Silver Spoon Project</category></item><item><title>Red wine Matassa El Sarat from French part of Catalonia. Wow!!!</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=240</link><description><![CDATA[  We have already decided, that later in life we will live part of the year in either Spain or in the south of the French Mediterranean coast. With a strong wine and food passion it is not a tough choice, until you should determine more precisely where to live. So it was with great curiosity that I tried a wine from the Côtes Catalanes when I visited the excellent wine bar (and store) Ved Stranden 10 in Copenhagen. Because even though I have been in the area south of Perpignan several times I did not know that the area also belong to Catalonia. In this area many great seductive wine is beeing produced that only gets better every year and usually is a bargain in comparision to quality.    Matassa El Sarat 2010 for 26 Euro ( http://www.matassawine.com )    Matassa is an old Catalan word meaning the dense undergrowth of the forest. The logo on the label is a stylized form of an ancient kanji script which means forest. Domaine Matassa was named after the first vineyard was purchased called Clos Matassa, a small walled Carignan estate surrounded by dense forest at the foothills of the Pyrenees.  The wine is biodynamic and made ​​from grape combination of 50 % Syrah and 50% Mourvedre. A stall scent with lovely raspberry, licorice, lavender, rosemary and charcuterie conclusion. So incredibly exciting fragrance and one of the best scents for a long time!  Wonderful taste aromas with fresh herbs, pepper, raspberry and magical charcuterie. A really super yummy wine from an area that will lead the wine development in years to come. Wow! This wine is a must to taste soon...    
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 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:21:24 +0200</pubDate><category>To life</category></item><item><title>A great rosé Champagne for spring!</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=238</link><description><![CDATA[   Champagne Guy Charlemagne  It is with great pleasure that I grip the keyboard and write about this fabulous Champagne producer in the heart of the Côte des Blancs. The Champagnehouse Guy Charlemagne is located in the small charming village of Le Mesnil sur Oger. They produce about 130,000 bottles a year of which 35% is sold in France and the rest global. Their motto "Quality is my truth," describes more than well what the producer really stands for.  We have had the great pleasure of visiting the producer on two occasions and have been greeted by a super friendly and professional approach. And when the Champagnes is even better it makes it into one of my personal favorites. Everything with this champagne house exudes a real sense of class throughout.      Guy Charlemagne Rose Brut  The 100 % Pinot Noir grapes for this wine is produced by the Charlemagne vineyard in Sezanne. The soil is dominated by limestone and clay, and the wine is produced by saignéemethod. A subtle fragrance emerges with hints of red apples, strawberries and minerals. The taste shines with elegance delivering a fresh fruit, good acidity and aromas of grapefruit, red apples, strawberries, strawberry and minerals.  If I'm not mistaken, it is our dear Norwegian neighbor's favorite rosé champagne right now. And it can be easily understood. Unbelievable that it does not belong to the regular assortment of the Swedish Systembolaget as it is one of the best rose Champagnes I have tasted. Order it right now to get it in time when spring finally arrives and use it as an aperitif and/or together with a luke warm spring salad combined with smoked salmon. 
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 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:52:29 +0200</pubDate><category>Wine tips</category></item><item><title>A chanterelle crêpes that makes me smile! </title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=236</link><description><![CDATA[ To take advantage of what nature gives you, can surely be a rewarding task. And is there really anything better than butter fried chanterelles?     Crêpes ai Chantarelle con salsa al Marsala e Gorgonzola (107/2000)  Start by making thin pancakes. Pour 2 dl Marsala wine and 1 dl water in a saucepan together with a piece of Gorgonzola and vegetarian broth. Let the sauce reduce until it becomes slightly thick.  Fry the chanterelles in butter. One good advice is to not let all the liquid go away. After a few minutes cooking, add some maizena that gives the chanterelle mixture a lovely texture with all the flavors still there. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees C and fill the Crêpes with chanterelles and the sauce. When you have filled the oven dish with crepes, pour the remainder of the sauce on top and sprinkle with grated pecorino cheese.  Once completed, you can cut the crêpes into bits, which makes it even more delight for your senses. A chanterelle crêpe that makes me smile.     
 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:36:32 +0200</pubDate><category>The Silver Spoon Project</category></item><item><title>Piemonte, in a new perspective!</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=235</link><description><![CDATA[ Many of you readers have probably heard of and tried wines from the Italian wine region Piemonte. Most famous wines are Barolo and Barbaresco which uses the famous grape Nebbiolo. Prices, especially for Barolo wines, is discouraging in many cases. It is therefore gratifying to try wines from the district Barbera d’Alba that is located in the same geographic area. In the soft hilly landscape grows the red wine grape Barbera with great success. The area has undergone a minor wine revolution where modern methods now are used in a very successful way. The grape gives powerful wines with balanced tannins that make it perfect as great food wine. And even though the wines are very storable, they are also available much earlier, especially compared to the cousin Barolo.      Pelissero Piani 2010 from Barbera d’Alba for 19 Euros  Mozartish scent with a sweet symphony of wild berry, licorice, violets, cherry and vanilla. In addition, a silky palate with lovely aromas of licorice, raspberry, violets, cocoa and vanilla! A wine from a top producer to a budget price, highly recommended to spring lamb and / or a cheese board. Have now found a new favorite area to penetrate and I can already promise more articles with focus on wines Barbera d'Alba.   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:21:32 +0100</pubDate><category>Wine tips</category></item><item><title>Soave in a new dimension!</title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=234</link><description><![CDATA[ Italian Soave which means delightful, is not my perception in generall for wines from this area. Usually pretty mediocre wines with too much acid is in the back of my head. But as usual, there are the exceptions specially from Soave Classico and really skilled producers. When I last weekend cooked baked clams, I got a great confirmation of this fact.  Soave Classico comes from an area just east of Verona on higher-lying hills. The soil contains different proportion of limestone and volcanic rock which gives wines a nice minerality and purity.      Gini La Froscà 2010 for 17 Euro  Producer Gini has been operating as winemakers in Monteforte d'Alpone for more than 400 years. Today the property is headed by brothers Alessandro and Claudio Gini in a very creditable manner. The wine I tried called La Froscà and consists of 100% green grape Garganega. The grape can create wines with great structure, elegance and are sometimes supplemented with a small amount of Chardonnay.  The wine has a beautiful sunset color with lovely aromas of citrus, honey and minerals. Shades of citrus, herbs, honey, yellow plums, accompanied of elegant minerals and a subtle oiliness that covers the entire palate in a silky way. The flavor is enchanting good as "Lord of the ring" volcano reeking magic. If hobbits were supposed to produce wine in Italy, this would be their first wine pick.  Golf cap of to family Ginis honor, having produced a seafood wine that I would like to give to my dad up there in heaven.    
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:52:32 +0100</pubDate><category>Wine tips</category></item><item><title>Spanish Toro does it again! </title><link>http://iloapp.wineblogg.com/blog/www?Home&amp;post=233</link><description><![CDATA[ Wineblogg is continuing the blog series about Spanish wines from the Toro district. And next in line among the tested wines are Matsu El Picaros "father" called El Recio. Must honestly admit that I was a bit hesitant before the test, if this wine really was worth a 50% price difference. Soon you will find the answer...   Matsu El Recio 2010 for 18 euro  This wine is made with 100% Tinta de Toro grape has a luscious dark red color. The scent reminds me of a visit to a sawmill with fresh wood shavings in your hand along with a lovely blend of tobacco, chocolate, coffee and black cherry. Taste impresses with a clear identity and nuances of ripe cherry, Italian espresso, chocolate, blackberries and vanilla that present themselves in the best way. The wine washes over your mouth like a tuned mower and even get full attention from the first to last sip. A wine that shows the age of the vines can provide more complexity and finesse, just like in real life. For this wine can be drunk now and many years to come.  Wines of Toro impresses more and more, especially Matsu has succeeded extremely well in this new wine wonder. And of course this wine is by far worth the extra 6 euros. A great wine bargain that certainly shows up at wineblogg jury's annual meeting at the end of the year.    
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