Dore Zamoff, general manager/operating partner of The Oceanaire Seafood Room at Pointe Orlando was featured in the article: Best pairings from wine aficionados in the May/June 2009 issue of Executive Living.
Dore recommends: Marcel Deiss, Pino Blanc, Alsace, 2004 $56
Produced through biodynamic techniques, which may include organic and other sustainable practices, this wine has an herbaceous quality as well as notes of lemon and minerally rich fruit. Pair it with cold shellfish platters and sashimi big eye tuna.
Dore recommends: Numanthia, Tempranillo, Toro, 2005 $145
Like a great Bordeaux, but at a fraction of the cost, this wine is full-bodied but refined and very food friendly. It has notes of cedar, currant and black cherry. It’s best served with fish rubbed with Cajun spices, then grilled and served on a bed of caramelized onions topped with a crumbled Roquefort blue cheese butter. ~ Bill Orben