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Grilled Quail with Pine Nuts and Currants

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Octavio Becerra first tasted the classic Italian combination of pine nuts and raisins at a trattoria in Rome’s Campo dei Fiori; he was on an eating trek across Europe before helping Joachim Splichal open Patina in Los Angeles in 1989. Becerra uses golden currants here but any dried fruit, like cherries or apricots, would also be good.

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Game birds like quail, which have an earthy flavor, are a classic match for Pinot Noir, especially red Burgundy, which tends to be earthier and less overtly fruity than California Pinot. At the biodynamic tasting, Lisa Kring and her friends poured the graceful 2004 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Rouge; another top choice, from a producer who uses both sustainable and some biodynamic techniques, is the structured, black cherry–rich 2005 Domaine Nicolas Rossignol Bourgogne Rouge.

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