LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2017

FOOD ENTERTAINING

SAVOURY SWEETS

RECIPES BY JENNIFER M ac KENZIE • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES TSE

There’s no better time than fall for the sweet luxury of late-harvest wines—and no better match for them than sophisticated savoury desserts, whether at brunch, an afternoon get-together or at dinner’s end.

PAIR IT WITH

Pelee Island Late Harvest Vidal VQA LCBO 594184, $12.95 Ontario’s cooler climate offers the per- fect conditions in which Vidal thrives. Here the highly aromatic bouquet is attributed to the sole use of this vari- etal. Delicious mouth-filling flavours of honey, ripe peach, pear and citrus help contrast the zesty, savoury flavours of the cheese and toasted walnuts while heightening the sweetness of the ap- ples and cream.

savoury apple cheese walnut shortcakes recipe on page 137

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