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Sommelier Roundtable: Guilty-Pleasure Wine Pairings
From potato chips to sweet-and-sour candy, six wine experts from Restaurant Award winners reveal the indulgent treats that actually pair well with wine Grand Award–winning wine director Jason Irving has a favorite California sparkler to match with fried foods like chicken nuggets and fries. (LightFieldStudios/Getty Images) Jun 4, 2021
Though the job of a sommelier has historically been associated with stuffiness, most wine experts share an overarching sentiment that drinking what you like should take precedence over “the rules.” At the same time, the recent rise in younger, open-minded sommeliers is pushing the industry forward, and further away from the stereotype.
Txakolina, a Simple Pleasure With a Deep Sense of Place
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To understand the path of wine in the 21st century, consider a bottle of Txakolina.
Twenty years ago, Txakolina was virtually unknown outside Spanish Basque Country, where it was the go-to wine with just about anything consumed at a table. Even in the rest of Spain, it was hard to find.
Now, people all over the world have a passing familiarity with this often mildly effervescent wine, even if they don’t know how to pronounce it (chock-oh-LEE-nah).
Here at Wine School, where we have been exploring Txakolina over the last month, readers in Japan, Britain, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland and all over the United States weighed in with fond memories of a fizzy wine they once tasted in Basque Country and were delighted to be able to find closer to their homes.
Txakolina for Good Cheer, Wherever You May Be
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April 29, 2021
I’ve been craving outdoor time with friends whom I barely saw through the long pandemic winter. Here in New York City, I think we’ve finally seen the last of the cold.
Along with a renewed sense of hope, the change in weather and widespread vaccinations have brought up some fond memories. One in particular is of a long midday meal on a terrace in Spanish Basque Country, where a bracing, salty breeze blew off the Bay of Biscay and course after course of seafood arrived in the bright sunshine.
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