{"id":28207,"date":"2017-02-09T07:23:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=28207"},"modified":"2017-02-09T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:35:00","slug":"oysters-pairing-nobilo-sauvignon-blanc-wine-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/oysters-pairing-nobilo-sauvignon-blanc-wine-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret “5 S” Method To Enjoy Oysters at Home with Sauvignon Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NOBILO.Oysters.withBottle<\/a><\/p>\n

The Secret “5 S” To Enjoy Oysters at Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

SELECT. SHUCK. SERVE. SAVOUR. SAUVIGNON BLANC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Oysters, like wine, have a tendency to bring people together, open up conversation, throw inhibitions to the side and make a party unique.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– John Belknap, owner of John & Sons Oyster House<\/p>\n

S1: SELECT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten Tips To Select Oysters<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy oysters from a local fish monger and ask for \u2018Select\u2019 or \u2018Choice\u2019 grade oysters.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Look for oysters that are tightly closed. Avoid oysters that have a soft or spongy shell.\"Nobilo<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose oysters that are slightly rounded and evenly shaped, with a deep cup.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The oyster should feel full. Tap on the shell, if it sounds hollow, put it back, it\u2019s probably dead.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A fresh oyster should smell like the ocean. If it smells off, you will know it\u2019s not fresh.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Plan to buy for 3 – 6 oysters per person.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Size doesn\u2019t matter when it comes to taste.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oyster flavour varies depending on the marine environment in which they are grown.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMerrior \u2013 similar to how terroir affects the complex taste of a specific #wine \u2013 the flavour of the oyster varies depending on the marine environment in which it is grown.\u201d\u2013 John Belknap, owner of John & Sons Oyster House - Natalie MacLean<\/i> <\/span> Natalie MacLean<\/span> <\/i>Click to tweet <\/span> <\/span> <\/p> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can get fresh oysters all year long. Depending on the season, weather and availability, you can get fresh oysters from either Canadian coast.<\/p>\n

During Canadian summer months, enjoy oysters from the southern hemisphere where it is currently winter, like New Zealand, and the cold waters produce firm plump oysters.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When you bring the oysters home, store cup side down in a box or well ventilated basket in the refrigerator until ready to shuck and serve.<\/p>\n

“Here in the Marlborough Sounds we have a Pacific Rock Oyster which is just delicious. The problem is, sometimes I find myself on a rocky piece of coast, surrounded by Rock Oysters, and the dilemma then becomes \u2018how shredded am I prepared to let my fingers become before I\u2019ve had enough oysters?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

– Dave Edmonds, Nobilo Winemaker<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Winemaker<\/p>\n

Share your Nobilo experience #NobiloWines<\/strong><\/a> #NobiloAndOysters<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch the video on how to shuck an oyster<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

These tips on selecting oysters are courtesy of Nobilo Wines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Secret “5 S” To Enjoy Oysters at Home SELECT. SHUCK. SERVE. SAVOUR. SAUVIGNON BLANC “Oysters, like wine, have a tendency to bring people together, open up conversation, throw inhibitions to the side and make a party unique.\u201d – John Belknap, owner of John & Sons Oyster House S1: SELECT Ten Tips To Select Oysters 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy oysters from a local fish monger and ask for \u2018Select\u2019 or \u2018Choice\u2019 grade oysters. 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Look for oysters that are tightly closed. Avoid oysters that have a soft or spongy shell. 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose oysters that are slightly rounded and evenly shaped, with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,294,207,129,394,152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-wine-pairing","category-new-zealand-wine","category-sauvignon-blanc","category-wine-shellfish","category-white-wine","category-wine-oysters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28207"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28253,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28207\/revisions\/28253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}