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| The name Charles Metcalfe will ring a bell for anyone | | | | chutney). |
| acquainted with Delhi. A master of oriental languages, | | | | Red wines are tricky, especially if the tannins |
| he took charge of the Mughal capital under the East | | | | havenât softened up-they accentuate the chilli, |
| India Company in 1811. He was an opulent character | | | | which is not a very comfortable feeling, but a young |
| who behaved like Mughal satrap, but the Charles | | | | Tempranillo from Spain or an Australian Shiraz, like the |
| Metcalfe I met at Indian Accents, Rohit new | | | | one that simply danced with the Tamarind glazed lamb |
| Restaurant in Delhi tony neighbourhoods, was anything | | | | shank we had for dinner, can add lots of excitement |
| but posh. A gifted wine writer and speaker with a | | | | to any Indian meal. |
| charming wife (Kathryn is also his writing better half). | | | | Charles and Kathryn have written extensively on wine, |
| Charles can claim credit for liberating Indian food in | | | | food and travel in Spain and Portugal. If only they |
| Britain from the tag of being appropriate only for lager | | | | would travel the curry route across India pairing wines |
| louts. Wine sophisticates scorned Indian cuisine, but | | | | along the way. I may have set them on this journey |
| Charles, with his spot-on pairing suggestions for Chor | | | | when I urged them to ditch Karimâs and check |
| Bizarre restaurant in Mayfair, brought wine bar in delhi, | | | | out the seekh Kebabs an mutton korma at |
| culture to Indian restaurants. | | | | neighbouring Al-Jawahar. I wonder which wines will go |
| Charles paired the wines with the menu and reminded | | | | with them. This is written by Sourish Bhattacharya is |
| us that no one wine could suit Indian cuisine, an idea | | | | Executive Editor, Mail Today. |
| that seems lost on other wine writers. As with any | | | | Report this article |
| other cuisine, you select a wine to go with a particular | | | | This article is free for republishing |
| dish only after youâve checked out how it has | | | | Source: |
| been cooked. A wine that goes with a yoghurt based | | | | Republish this article |
| dish may not work with a preparation where the main | | | | |
| spice is zeera or saunf. With Indian cuisine, what work | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
| best are fruit forward, slightly dry whites (like a Riesling | | | | >> Can I email SteveWilkos.com, just with a |
| or a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, which goes great | | | | comment |
| with that eveningâs bharwan mirch packed | | | | >> Can I email SteveWilkos. |