Josh Emett sent me the ingredients for two of his recipes recently. He was celebrating the launch of his new website mastermatch.co.nz, where he provides recipes expertly matched with wine or beer to make it easy to serve perfectly paired meals at home. The concept had David, my rarely-gets-a-chance-
to-cook partner, in the kitchen with his apron on, raring to go. We started with pancetta-wrapped prawns with garlic aioli matched with Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2013, followed by whole duck with morello cherries matched with Villa Maria Cellar Selection Pinot Noir 2012. We loved every minute of it — the cooking together and the eating. The prawns will now regularly be served as canapes and only with the Villa Maria Sauvignon — it was a match that had us reviewing our dislike for sauvignon blanc. Makes 10 prawns.
