New Zealand Wine Meets the Mediterranean: Why This Sauvignon Blanc Is the Perfect Pairing for Octopus New Zealand wine and grilled octopus—at first glance, this sounds like an unusual combination, but on the palate it turns out to be one of the most harmonious pairings of the summer. Octopus is one of the most flavorful […]
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Wine & Cheese Day: 6 Pairings You’ve Never Tried Before
July 25: Six Cheeses, Six Overseas Wines—and the Reasoning Behind Them Every year on July 25 is National Wine and Cheese Day—a holiday launched in 2014 by American author and foodie Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. Her idea was simple and compelling: Wine and cheese have been an inseparable pair for millennia—in France, Italy, Spain, and everywhere else […]
Thirty seconds. Not a second more. Tataki isn’t a dish for the indecisive. Thirty seconds in a hot pan, then out immediately—a thin, sesame-crusted layer on the outside, cool and raw-pink on the inside. Hesitate, and you lose. Take the plunge, and you’ll be rewarded with the most elegant summer dish, ready on the table […]
The Final Weeks of White Gold – and a New Zealand Wine No One Expected Wine from New Zealand and white asparagus—at first glance, that sounds like an unusual pairing. But anyone who has ever sipped the Seifried Estate Grüner Veltliner from Nelson alongside freshly peeled asparagus will immediately understand why this combination works. There […]
Grilled Seafood Paired with New Zealand Wine Wine from New Zealand and freshly grilled lobsters—that’s summer in its purest form. The lobster is one of the great festive seafoods: its tender, sweet flesh, which develops a light caramel note when grilled, combines with a rich garlic-herb butter to create a dish that requires no great […]
Indian cuisine meets New Zealand Gewürztraminer New Zealand wine and a steaming bowl of chicken tikka masala—it’s a combination that may seem surprising at first glance but wins you over with the very first bite. Chicken tikka masala is one of the world’s most popular curries: tender chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices, served in […]
The classic fish dish of German spring cuisine, which makes New Zealand wine the perfect accompaniment New Zealand wine and pan-seared trout—this combination shows just how well wines from overseas pair with local spring classics. Pan-seared trout with almond butter, capers, and fresh spring vegetables is a timeless recipe for the German season: golden-brown trout […]
A sweet-and-tart spring treat with a crispy topping A sweet wine from New Zealand provides the perfect aromatic complement to this oven-warm rhubarb crumble, which, with its crisp acidity and creamy, melt-in-your-mouth vanilla ice cream, makes for a culinary highlight. This New Zealand wine offers a brilliant balance of concentrated fruit sweetness and a razor-sharp […]
Hessian tradition in springtime perfection A lively wine from New Zealand is the ideal aromatic complement to this Hessian classic, which captivates with its seven fresh herbs and creamy base of sour cream and crème fraîche. This New Zealand wine has an energetic acidity that is perfectly suited to balancing the herbal nuances of borage, […]
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The “green miracle”: Why Sauvignon Blanc and asparagus are your new dream team
Let’s be honest: as soon as the first German asparagus spears peek out of the ground, the search for the perfect wine begins. Most of the time, we automatically end up with the classic Silvaner or Pinot Blanc. But have you ever tried something more “exotic”? Today, I’ll tell you why Sauvignon Blanc (especially our […]










