LCBO_Food_&_Drink_-_Spring_2020

FOOD & DRINK SPRING 2020 63

Bread & butter

with pomegranate,

pickled radishes

& onions

A light, fresh red wine

will grapple with the

zesty pickled radish and

tart pomegranate notes

in this appetizer.

Hob Nob Pinot Noir

Pays D’Oc

LCBO 184069, $12.95

Silken asparagus

soup

Avoid an asparagus and

wine clash; choose a

citrusy, herbal, unoaked

white. Try Sauvignon

Blanc, Grüner Veltliner

or Pinot Grigio.

Riverlore Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough

LCBO 417600, $16.75

Artichoke &

basil risotto

Artichokes in creamy

risotto will pair with

wine, despite their

reputation. Opt for tart

fruit, good acidity and

flinty minerality.

Fazi Battaglia Titulus

Verdicchio dei Castelli

di Jesi DOC

LCBO 24422, $9.45

Whole-citrus

candied ham

Relish the interplay

between salty-sweet

ham and the summer

red-fruit freshness

of a rosé wine.

Caves d’Esclans

Whispering Angel Rosé

VINTAGES ESSENTIALS

325076, $28.95

Saffron-coconut

macaroons

Grace these light, airy

bites of coconutty nir-

vana with an exquisitely

balanced late-harvest

or dessert wine.

Cave Spring Indian

Summer Late Harvest

Riesling VQA

VINTAGES ESSENTIALS

415901, 375 mL, $24.95

WHAT TO SERVE