Nosh Posh

So at the moment, due to various food allergies, I have had to refrain from alcohol (YES that includes wine) for a week now and for the immediate foreseeable future. However, not drinking it doesn’t mean I can’t dream about it!

Once given the green light to reintroduce wine into my diet, I plan on popping open a bottle of Wilson’s Creek Almond Sparkling Wine for a breakfast/brunch tasting…(maybe even before work one day..shhhhhhhh!) I am definitely not typically a sweet wine person (I prefer brut champagnes typically) however, this had such a unique flavor to it, I have to pass along this unusual find!

Affordable and yet immensely flavorful, this sparkler would be paired well with almost any type of dessert from a chocolate torte to berries with crème. It holds well enough on its own, but the moment I tasted it I thought of brunch as the perfect opportunity to imbibe these bubbles! So my cohort and I have conjured up the perfect meal plan to have with Mr. Wilson…and yes, I am the type of person to plan a meal around my wine selectionJ

Note: All the foods I recommend will be gluten free unless mentioned otherwise as I am gluten intolerantJ

The menu for Wilson’s Creek Almond Sparkling Wine:

- Smoked Salmon (I am partial to Scottish Salmon…but only because I lived there! But do make sure to get one that has a lot of flavor to compliment the sweetness of the wine.)

- Sautéed asparagus with cracked pepper

- Fresh berry salad with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries (You could even add lychees or grapefruit to this for some extra sweetness instead of any other crèmes or sugars.)

- Roasted fingerling potato salad with fresh herbs and lemon

- Brie topped with a fresh apricot preserve and brandy sauce

- Almonds of course!!!!

Cheers to having an excuse for a champagne brunch!!