Brunch is always a tricky meal to do well at home. Unlike dinner, it has to come together fairly quickly, and drink options can seem somewhat limited, overdone, or even boring. Bellini, anyone?
This is why this Ottolenghi dish came as a revelation to us this past weekend: it has two things that most brunch dishes lack these days: it’s interesting in its mix of flavors and textures (without being overbearing or heavy) and it makes breakfast wine pairing fun again.
Eating it yesterday got our minds racing: a dry, crisp champagne …

A few weeks into the new year, some people’s fizzle for sparkling wine might have faded… but not ours!  Quite to the contrary, actually.  During a recent trip to the wine shop, we stumbled on a collection of Lini 910‘s portfolio of entry level NV Lambruscos and just couldn’t say no.   The only problem?  Finding a few friends to help us take down 3 bottles of sparkling… luckily Sean and Julie helped us out with that!
Here are our combined notes:

Labrusca Bianco | dry and super-light.  Floral aromas.  Short and simple …