Wine on the Radio - May 17, 2004

Shrimp Scampi

OK - so, what goes with garlic?

Well just about anything as long as the breath mints are handy! Seriously, when it comes to wine, garlic can make things interesting.

Shrimp Scampi is one dish where garlic is a key player and it's our recipe of the week.

It's a pretty simple dish with only a few ingredients - shrimp, salt and pepper, some white wine and lemon juice, a bit of parsley and lots of garlic!

Our wine pick plays off those ingredients and is the one wine that really seems to go for garlic-seasoned foods: Sauvignon Blanc. And it doesn't matter which style you pick - the renowned Sancerre from France, an upstart American from California or Washington , or a brash one with a screwtop from New Zealand .

These wines have a crackling acidity and fold right into the shrimp scampi preparation.

But it's the mouth freshening taste of herbs and tropical fruits that takes the garlic on head first.

Heat the pan and . . . Pop the cork™.

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