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- Jackie - 03-12-2012 I'm having 8 people for dinner Wednesday. I'm planning to make a simple rice dish with shallot, mushrooms, red bell pepper, white wine (probably chardonnay) and shrimp. I'm also serving a yummy Fennel and Mushroom Salad that I recently discovered on the Cooking Channel, which contains fennel, mushrooms, parmesan curls, parsley and fresh lemon vinaigrette. (It's delicious.) Should I stick with Chardonnay for the dinner? Brownies and ice cream for dessert. What's nice with brownies? Jackie - hotwine - 03-13-2012 Chardonnay sounds good to me. As for he brownies, I'd choose a Port. - TheEngineer - 03-13-2012 Jackie, I would agree with the Chard, maybe even something a bit more austere, say Chablis. Can't go wrong with the Port In line with HW tonight Mike - Kcwhippet - 03-13-2012 I would probably go with a Brachetto d'Acqui for the dessert. - Thomas - 03-13-2012 Let me see if I can be the contrarian: It's my taste that shrimp has a touch of sweetness, and that makes it a good foil for fruity whites--not sweet, but fruity. Chenin Blanc-based wine. As for brownies: Madeira, especially with the ice cream. Pour the Madeira over the ice cream (Malmsey or Bual). - Jackie - 03-13-2012 Thank you for all the great suggestions. They all sound good. What is Brachetto d'Acqui? That's a new one for me. Decisions, decisions... J. - Kcwhippet - 03-13-2012 Brachetto d'Acqui is an Italian wine made from the red grape Brachetto from Acqui - near Asti. It's a slightly sparkling (frizzante in Italian), slightly sweet, lower alcohol wine. It pairs wonderfully with any chocolate dessert. - Jackie - 03-14-2012 Yum! Turns out my dinner is only NEXT wednesday, so I have a whole week to decide on this. I'll check out the Brachetto d'Acqui. It's fun to discover new grapes... thank you. J. |