WineMasters: The Sauce is in the Glass

Andreas Larsson welcomes the next generation of the Weingut Dr. Heger: Katharina Heger. On the warmest spot of Germany, the Kaiserstuhl, the Heger family estate makes world class Pinot Noir, or in this case: world class Spätburgunder. Andreas matches his favorite Pinot Noir dish with this wine: crispy chicken with mushrooms.

In this special episode Andreas Larsson prepares a delicious Portuguese seafood dish for the wine he knows is coming with his next guest. What he doesn't know is that the founder and producer of WineMasters himself will join him today. Due to an unfortunate cancellation of the initial wine producer guest, winelover and wine collector Klaas de Jong decided to jump in.

Today Andreas Larsson welcomes Luís Cerdeira from the Quinta de Soalheiro winery, the sunny place in the lush and green area of northern Portugal, Vinho Verde. Soalheiro is world famous for its Alvarinho wines, so Andreas cooks a lovely Cataplana with Bacalhao to go with it, a traditional Portuguese dish, but with a twist, of course.

From the cradle of wine, Georgia, Andreas Larsson welcomes Ana Marianashvili from the Chelti Winery. The family still makes their wines in qvevris, like the Georgians used to do for over 8,000 years. Saperavi is the King of Georgian red grape varieties with which the Chelti winery makes their signature wine. Andreas makes his first Georgian dish, with a Japanese twist.

Today's guest, Juan Antonio Ponce from Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce, comes from Manchuela, a lesser known but emerging region in Spain. Juan Antonio is the rising star of the Bobal grape, the indigenous grape variety from Manchuela. For this wine, Andreas gives a short lesson about Iberico pork, the healthy meat from Spain, from which he creates stuffed schnitzels.

For someone who suffers from severe homesickness, like today's guest Adam Dijkstra from De Colonjes, there is nothing better than being able to make wines in your home country. In this case: the northern wine country The Netherlands, where the vines get older and the wines get better every year. Host Andreas Larsson, being Nordic as a Viking, knows how to get by with a matching dish.