The wine pairing challenge
5 self-professed wine connoisseurs dining together, each bringing a wine to match a dish of a 5-course dinner:
Amuse bouche: Cod liver cream cheese; (V) Truffle chives cream cheese
Wine: SMW Reserve, Mosel Riesling Brut Cremant 2007, Saar-Mosel, Gernany
White & green asparagus vol au vent, hollandaise sauce
(V) White & green asparagus, roasted walnuts, mint, strawberries salad
Wine: Maison Vallette, Chardonnay veilles vignes 2021, Macon Chaintré, Burgundy, France
King scallop mousse, crayfish sauce, leek fondue
(V) Ratatouille parcel
Wine: Baumpresse Im Weingebirge, Grüner Veltline 2013, Nikolaihof, Wachau, Austria
Quails ballontine, black tahini sauce, roasted cauliflower purée
(V) Baked aubergine mushrooms roll
Wines: Bodega Chacra, Pinot Noir, Cincuenta Y Cinco 2022, Patagonia, Argentina
Braised lamb schank, sweet peas puree
(V) Grilled cauliflower, pickled vegetables, mustard cream
Wine: Domaine Gourt de Mautens: Domaine Gourt de Mautens Rouge 2018, Rhone, France
Honey semifreddo, lemon crumble, warm lemon honey caramel
Wine: Edition Leckzapfen, Osthofener Goldberg 2018 Chardonnay Eiswein, Kratzer Schönauer Hof, Rheinhessen, Germany
