Raichlen, who makes his home in Coconut Grove,
Florida, is getting
a special tribute at this year's South Beach Wine & Food
Festival, with an alfresco feast cooked up by a bevy of his
barbecue buddies, including
Bobby Flay and
Dean Fearing. It should
be a smokin' good time.
wine list
here's a selection of wines that will work well with the new world
cuisines of norman van aken and allen susser, and serve double duty
with steven raichlen's barbecued foods.
silver ridge vineyards viognier california 2000 ($10)
aromatic, smooth, and juicy with bright apple fruit; try it with
grilled pork.
jacob's creek reserve shiraz south australia 2000 ($14)
aussie shiraz is a classic match for smoky barbecue; this one is
dense, tangy, and bursting with racy blackberry fruit.
chateau st. jean gewurztraminer sonoma 2002 ($15)
match this gewurz with fusion foods; rose petals and spice
predominate.
anapamu riesling monterey 2001 ($16)
pure, searing acidity makes this a great all-around food wine.
familia zuccardi tempranillo "q" mendoza 2000 ($20)
lovely plum and berry fruit in a beautifully balanced tempranillo
from argentina.
hartford zinfandel russian river valley 2001 ($25)
a shining beam of acidity carries the dark, deep blackberry
richness of this stellar zin; super with grilled foods.
herzog wine cellars special reserve chardonnay russian river
valley 2001 ($27)
the sweet new oak and bright fruit work well with grilled fish.
crichton hall vineyard pinot noir napa valley - carneros 2000
($32)
bright and racy with juicy cherry fruit and lovely vanilla new oak.
hitzberger grüner veltliner smaragd "rotes tor" wachau 2002
($40)
a bracing, mineral-laced white from austria; superb with
shellfish.