{"id":9024,"date":"2021-12-08T06:15:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T04:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/potato-salad-hot-dogs-and-their-wines\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:27:36","slug":"potato-salad-hot-dogs-and-their-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/potato-salad-hot-dogs-and-their-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Salad, Hot Dogs, and Their Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome 2023! New year, new dreams. <\/h2>\n\n

The popping of sparkling wine bottles accompanies the banging of fireworks. A relaxed New Year’s Eve includes delicious, easy finger foods as well as interesting wines to serve with them. <\/p>\n\n

One New Year’s favorite, already almost a tradition, is potato salad. You can make it with a traditional recipe or customize it to your taste preferences\u2014a bit spicier or seasoned with blue cheese, for example. Potato salad is of course enjoyed with hot dogs or various meatballs. Both have options for vegetarians too. <\/p>\n\n

Sushi also works well for New Year’s Eve gatherings. Different cheese platters fit nicely with the relaxed vibe of the evening, as do savory snacks enjoyed throughout the night. <\/p>\n\n

It’s fun to put effort into the table setting, and it always brings joy. Why not add a few creative details? Serve the hot dogs and potato salad in glass with a new twist. Each of these wines we suggest for New Year’s Eve also adds personality to the evening. <\/p>\n\n

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Here we go!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On New Year’s Eve, the coming year is still an empty book, a painting just a blank canvas without a single brushstroke. Always so exciting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour yourself a glass of Spanish fresh white wine that works wonderfully as a social wine and aperitif. Bar\u00f3n de Ley Semi Dulce<\/strong><\/a> is a balanced, medium-acid wine that forms a beautiful flavor pairing with blue cheese, among other things. The grape harvest used for the wine is hand-picked and the best grapes are still sorted by hand. The taste is therefore just as lovely as the bottle label suggests: honeydew melon, passion fruit, and citrus. This quality wine from a respected producer has sweetness and a relatively low alcohol content. Remember to chill the wine cold in the refrigerator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find price and product information here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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The future starts now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The delicious dry white wine Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Sainte Claire Organic<\/strong><\/a> is a fresh and crisp Chablis. This French wine is crisply acidic, clearly mineral, buttery, and toasty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At New Year’s celebrations you can serve fish or sushi. Easy, relaxed, and something for everyone! This wine is an excellent flavor pairing for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wine is a biodynamically grown organic wine suitable for vegans. Did you notice the label on the bottle with the ladybug image? It’s a reminder of exactly that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find price and product information here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Bring on the personality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weinhof 519 Pink Riesling<\/strong><\/a> ros\u00e9 is affectionately called the “blushing Riesling.” It’s a distinctive combination of Riesling’s acidity and Pinot’s berry character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fresh acidity makes it an excellent aperitif, and it’s a wonderful flavor pairing for risottos, salads, and goat cheeses. You can taste grapefruit and raspberry, and it also has minerality and a subtle petroleum note. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish family business Norex Selected Brands has been producing quality alcoholic beverages for Finnish consumers through its own brands for 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find price and product information here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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You don’t want to miss this party<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Matsu El Recio<\/strong><\/a> is a delightful Spanish full-bodied red wine. It tastes great with meat dishes but is also an excellent companion for cheeses. It has flavors of plum, cranberry, and fig, as well as a light hint of vanilla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fun detail about Matsu wines is that the age of the man on their labels represents the wine’s character, the length of aging, and the age of the vines. Each wine began as a project challenging the traditional way of seeing and doing. The CEO of the wine producer Vintae says they bottle stories and tell them as they go. What stories will the coming year bring? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the wine’s flavor you can sense their passionate approach to changing the world. The will to create something new. And the desire to have fun. Join the fireworks of dreams! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find price and product information here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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