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A recent guest blog I wrote for Intowine.com...
Vodka tomato cream sauce has become a classic penne sauce with its
rich and smooth flavor. I like to add prosciutto because if you’re
already adding butter, cream and vodka, why not? The vodka works the
same way as wine, but without adding any additional flavors, just
richness. Wine Pairing: 2009 Villa Ragazzi Napa Valley Sangiovese.
I love this wine because of its wonderful red fruit overtones and
lively acidity. It pairs perfectly with the vodka tomato cream sauce
because the acidity in the wine matches the acidity in the dish and the
wine helps give a “tang” to the cream and the butter!
I prefer
Swedish vodkas and Grey Goose (French) but have a New Year’s resolution
to taste through more vodkas from Russia and Poland . . . which means
lots of penne for me and, uh, chocolate sauce. Truth be told, my
favorite vodka dish is a chocolate sauce that you pour over ice cream! I
found this recipe on John Rose’s blog – cookingwithvodka.blogs.com and
love it (his blogs are quite entertaining as well.) So when my daughters
ask for a bowl of ice cream with chocolate sauce, I pour the store
brand for them and Rose’s recipe for me unless I want them to go to bed
right away . . . then we all get the vodka version. – Roxanne Langer, Sommelier, Keynote Speaker, Founder and Wine Educator, WineFUNdamentals, Newcastle, CA; www.wine-seminar.com.
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