The International Society of Africans in Wine (ISAW) is a non-profit organization focused on developing skills,and supporting social projects for disadvantaged groups in the South African wine industry. When starting the Riding Dirty wine pairing challenge, we wanted to make sure we could include ISAW in some capacity. ISAW's founder, Stephen Satterfield, teamed up with Vino Libro to create a pairing using one his featured wines.
ISAW / Vino Libro Pairing
ISAW / Vino Libro Pairing
Food:
Moroccan Chicken w/ Couscous
Moroccan Chicken w/ Couscous
Wine:
Seven Sisters Odelia Bukettraube**
(**Check out the great post on Seven Sisters Bukettraube from Jeff at "Good Grape")
Seven Sisters Odelia Bukettraube**
(**Check out the great post on Seven Sisters Bukettraube from Jeff at "Good Grape")
If you are like most wine drinkers, you may have never had, or even heard of the Bukettraube grape. It came across a little like Chenin Blanc, mixed with Muscat, and Riesling- Floral, citrus, and melon with a touch of residual sugar and balanced acidity. A nice new wine find for me.
Vino Libro's Moroccan Chicken is spicy without heat, packs in lots of flavor, with nothing overdone. It is a great plate of wine friendly food. (Along with the Bukettraube, a lot of wines would easily compliment this dish). Being a heavily spiced dish (cinnamon, paprika, ginger), the fruit and residual sugar from the wine played really well with plate. Flavors became brighter and more distinct, and the acids balanced the fruit and extended the length of the flavors.
I liked this pairing a lot. There was nothing wild, or over the top about it, but just a tasty dish, a fun glass of wine, and all for a great cause. The Seven Sisters Bukettraube is also available at Vino Libro's retail shop (connected to the restaurant).
ISAW is great organization. For more info, please check out the video below.
Vino Libro's Moroccan Chicken is spicy without heat, packs in lots of flavor, with nothing overdone. It is a great plate of wine friendly food. (Along with the Bukettraube, a lot of wines would easily compliment this dish). Being a heavily spiced dish (cinnamon, paprika, ginger), the fruit and residual sugar from the wine played really well with plate. Flavors became brighter and more distinct, and the acids balanced the fruit and extended the length of the flavors.
I liked this pairing a lot. There was nothing wild, or over the top about it, but just a tasty dish, a fun glass of wine, and all for a great cause. The Seven Sisters Bukettraube is also available at Vino Libro's retail shop (connected to the restaurant).
ISAW is great organization. For more info, please check out the video below.
