{"id":14027,"date":"2017-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/the-right-bottle-makes-or-breaks-a-creamy-white-wine-sauce"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:54","slug":"the-right-bottle-makes-or-breaks-a-creamy-white-wine-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/the-right-bottle-makes-or-breaks-a-creamy-white-wine-sauce","title":{"rendered":"The Right Bottle Makes or Breaks a Creamy White Wine Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"
A creamy white wine sauce<\/strong> made from scratch is a beautiful thing. It beats the pants off the shop bought stuff, and goes with poultry, pasta and even ham dishes. A common ingredient is wine. The joy of adding it in is that you can drink a glass as you cook, and drink it with the meal. So at several points, the wine needs to match what you\u2019re cooking. It makes the difference between a so-so sauce and an outstanding one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a great standard recipe, \u2018Try This Wine Sauce for Monkfish. Seriously!<\/a>\u2019 is a really good starting place. A slightly more luxurious (if fattening) recipe is as follows:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This grape makes very heavy, full bodied<\/strong> whites. It will match the creamy sauce perfectly, but it will probably give more aroma<\/strong> to the dish than actual flavour. This variety is very floral<\/strong>, with some citrus fruit<\/strong> aromas. Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn gave Microvinifications Malvasia De Sitges<\/a> 89 points<\/strong>, which makes it well worth a look.<\/p>\n Buy now.<\/a><\/p>\n This varietal would be lovely<\/strong> in a creamy white wine sauce. Viognier is a rarity in white wine as it\u2019s full bodied<\/strong>, and would match a big creamy sauce very well<\/strong>. It\u2019s also well known for being peachy<\/strong>. The classic combination with peach flavours<\/strong> would be ham, as the fruit brings out more of the meat\u2019s qualities. Try Sumarroca Viognier<\/a>, and thank us later.<\/p>\n Buy now.<\/a><\/p>\n I tried this the other day. I made the sauce with a quarter pint of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc<\/a> to accompany the pan fried chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto. It was fantastic. However it was very filling, and as I used quite a lot of creme fraiche, I realised I couldn\u2019t make it an everyday occurrence as I looked in the mirror the next day. Yet Sauvignon Blanc was a good choice. The wine typically tastes of limes<\/strong>, and cold climate versions will have pronounced herbaceous notes<\/strong> that pair well with the vegetables you might be serving.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The way Chardonnay is made heavily influences how it turns out. Try to find a version that\u2019s full bodied<\/strong> with pronounced fruity <\/strong>notes, like M\u00e2con or M\u00e2con Villages. Some of these have been aged on their lees, which will give the buttery<\/strong> notes that we\u2019re looking for, and the kinds of fruit flavours<\/strong> that you get range between tropical<\/strong> to apple<\/strong>. Augustus Chardonnay<\/a> is a brilliant Spanish version with a telling 90 points<\/strong> from Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn.<\/p>\nA Good (If Fattening) Creamy White Wine Sauce Recipe:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Malvas\u00eda<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Chardonnay<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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