AND TO DRINK…
1. FISH WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, GREEN OLIVES AND PRESERVED LEMON The Palliser Estate Martinborough Riesling
2018 ($22) hits just the right balance of honeysuckle and herbaceousness, lime and lemony lusciousness and masses of mineral layers to work fabulously with this fish dish. Yummo! palliser.co.nz
2. LAMB SHORTLOINS, WITH EGGPLANT, CUMIN AND YOGHURT The Fork Brewcorp Tainted Love Passionfruit & Juniper
Sour Ale 500ml ($9.50) has perfect tropical tanginess and beautifully balanced bitterness to pair with this spice-fest. vinofino.co.nz
3. KOREAN CHICKEN WITH SPRING ONIONS AND BROCCOLINI The Tuatara Pith Take Grapefruit IPA 330ml
($3.99) is cleansing, hopforward and bitter-tastic
– a cracker with these Korean flavours. For stockists near you, email kim.meo@ tuatarabrewing.co.nz
4. PORK CUTLETS WITH QUINCE PASTE, PINE NUTS AND CHILLI The Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2016
($24.99) is the business with these juicy cutlets. With baked quince, strudel spices, a textural, mineral edge, this gris accentuates the chilli and causes spontaneous joy. millsreef.co.nz
5. DUCK BREASTS WITH BALSAMIC SPICED CHERRIES I can’t look at the words ‘duck breast’ without diving into pinot noir territory. I adore the Te Kairanga Runholder Martinborough
Pinot Noir 2017 ($29); its core of bright red berries and cherries interwoven with buckets of spice and its silky texture work a dream here. winedirect.co.nz
6. PROSCIUTTO-WRAPPED SALMON WITH SAGE AND CAPERS The stonkingly good Mudbrick Reserve Waiheke Island Chardonnay
2018 ($54) has classic aromatics of buttered crumpet, butterscotch, grilled grapefruit and preserved peachy notes that burst from the glass. mudbrick.co.nz
7. PIRI PIRI PRAWNS WITH CHORIZO AND SQUID If the Brown Brothers Limited Edition Prosecco
Rosé ($14.99) isn’t the ideal match here then I’ll eat my Allbirds. Bright, clean guava, soft lemony notes and hints of summer flowers, it’s a not-toosweet sip with this Spanish assembly. bigbarrel.co.nz
8. ASIAN-STYLE STEAK, GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS The fruity, flavour-packed Good George Doris Plum Cider 330ml can
($80x24) is just the ticket here. Bright and pure, sweet, plumminess counters the chilli, soy and sesame sensationally well. goodgeorge.co.nz