Joanna's Column

Alsace Pinot Gris – the perfect partner for the richer Asian flavours

Joanna Simon — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:50:17 GMT

Alsace Pinot Gris wines are perfect matches for the richer flavours of Asia. Find out why in this month's column.

Alsace offers solutions to each and every style of Chinese cuisine.

Joanna Simon — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:40 GMT

Joanna Simon explores the vast array of Chinese cuisinese, and a selection on Alsace wines to match.

The Many Challenges of Malay Cuisine

Joanna Simon — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:19:35 GMT

Malay cuisine is a melting pot of almost any flavour that you might find in southeast Asia: Indonesian spices with key ingredients from China, Thailand and India, together with a fondness for hot chillies . It's a real challenge which overwhelms many a wine, but not those from Alsace.
Find out why in Joanna's Column

Gewurztraminer: the perfect solution for the more difficult-to-match Asian dishes.

Joanna Simon — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:57:20 GMT

This month Joanna Simon looks at the powerful and aromatic Gewurztraminer grape, which shapes up very well with spicy food, including many of the more difficult-to-match Asian dishes - the richer, the spicier and the sweeter ones.

Intense Thai flavours rule out most wines… but not Alsace

Joanna Simon — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:06:32 GMT

This month Joanna shares her love for Thai food; the intense and contrasting Thai flavours need marked fruit character, refreshing acidity and medium or fuller body... Alsace anyone?

With Asian food reach for an Alsace Riesling!

Joanna Simon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:57:32 GMT

This month Joanna Simon explains how Riesling is the perfect all-rounder when it comes to Asian cuisine. Dry, fruity, intense and with a good acidity, Alsace Riesling can cope with most sweet, sour and spicy tastes found in Asian food.

Why are Alsace wines spot on with Asian flavours?

Joanna Simon — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:16:48 GMT

While Asian flavours are exciting, varied and a challenge for most wines, you're in safe hands with Alsace. Alsace wines are appetisingly fresh and distinctively aromatic, with a notable purity and clarity of fruit and good, but not over-assertive, acidity. It's spot on as a specification for wine to go with spicy, salty, sweet and sour flavours. Find out why in Joanna Simon's March column.