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Valentine’s is just an excuse to enjoy some fine and food pairings. Photo: Jing/Creative Commons
With Valentine’s Day coming up, we thought we’d ask some East Bay winemakers for suggestions on what to sip on what many would like us to believe is the most romantic day of the year. We also asked them what food they would pair with their wine selection — and, in a spirt of magnanimity, whether they could suggest a wine from another winery as well as one of their own. At NOSH, we believe every day is a good local wine day, and whether you’re paired up or flying solo Sunday, we hope you’ll take advantage of these recommendations.
Jeff Morgan, proprietor, Covenant Wines, Berkeley
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Jeff Morgan
What’s your choice of wine to drink on Valentine’s Day?
Bubbly is de rigueur, of course. And what would you pair it with to eat? It’s no accident that the great 18th-century Italian lover, Casanova, was partial to oysters. He ate his oysters washed down with copious amounts of l’oeil de perdrix — a salmon-hued sparkling wine.
Which one of your wines would you pick, and one from another winery?
I would drink our Mensch White, which is a light, bright, fresh-tasting Roussane — ideally suited for culinary foreplay (aka appetizers!). If you can’t find any l’oeil de perdrix, a chilled glass of Mensch Roussane would do nicely.(...)
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