A hit at parties and a classic when it comes to vegan food and wine, these two meat-free pâté recipes are simply delicious and packed full of nutrition for hungry vegans. And they pair beautifully with red wines, too.
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Vegan Appetiser with Champagne: Crispy Udon Noodles with Seaweed Salt
It's no secret sparkling wines love fried food! Crunchy, savoury and very simple to make, these moreish deep-fried noodles with seaweed salt make the best pairing for a crisp and dry Champagne.
Aldi’s Exquisite Crémant du Jura is Vegan-Friendly
At just £8.29, this vegan-friendly Crémant from Aldi was a rather surprising find. Fresh apple flavours, part-baked bread rolls and a little baked pear make this a lovely find ahead of the Easter weekend.
General Rules of Pairing Wine and Nuts
Tasty, diverse, and full to the brim with vitamins, good fats and essential minerals, nuts should be the pinnacle of most vegan diets. Do they pair with wine? You bet they do. Here's a few basic tips, as well as the pairings I can't wait to try.
Vegetable Pairings For Tesco’s “Casa Roscoli” Organic Primitivo
Fancy a bold Italian red? Organic and vegan-friendly, this Primitivo from Tesco fits the bill for less than £10. Paired best with Italian dishes and substantial vegetables; read on for my top choices.
English Rosé, with Fig and Blue Cheese Tart
An off-dry rosé is a beautifully low-maintenance wine to pair with food. With a sweet red-fruited character, balanced by tangerine and crabapple, Sea Pink went down a treat with a vegan blue cheese, poached fig and toasted walnut tart.
Prosecco: Pisani “Vegan” Organic Brut DOC
Something tells me Pasini Organic Brut Prosecco is suitable for vegans....! Both nose and palate are explosions of acacia, honeysuckle, and sweet apple. Light, cheerful, and organic, this made for very easy drinking, especially when matched with cream avocado pasta.
Vegan Wine and Food Pairing: Butternut Squash Ravioli with Champagne
Move over oysters - pairing champagne with vegetables is so much more interesting. Homemade butternut squash and sage ravioli matched with Charles Heidsieck so beautifully, there should have been a second bottle opened to celebrate!
Red Sparkling Wine: Roc’ AmBulle, Frontonnais (France)
Summer is here (sometimes, anyway) so it's time to celebrate, with barbecues and a glass of something unusual. Enter, Roc' Ambulle: a French sparkling wine....that's red! Blindfolded, you'd think this was fruit cider by the smell, but don't let it deceive you. Made from the local grape of Toulouse, t's remarkably dry and refreshing, and the perfect match for vegan barbecued tempeh kebabs, and chargrilled vegetables.
Vegan Wine and Food Match: White Pinot Noir with Vegetable Quinoa and Sweet Potato
What food goes with white Pinot Noir? Here's a delicious, protein-packed vegan meal idea to go with this unusual, and delicious, white wine.
The Uncorked Vegan 