Best Cheese With Orange Wine: What to Serve and Skip

Aged gouda, comte and washed rind cheese beside a glass of amber orange wine
Aged gouda, comte and washed rind cheeses are the best match for orange wine. The full board, what to avoid, and a bottle to try tonight.
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Wine Pairing with Cod Fish: Top Choices for a Perfect Match

wine pairing with cod fish
Cod is a versatile seafood that can be prepared in various ways, each method potentially impacting your wine selection.
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Unveil the Mystery: What is a Teinturier Grape?

what is a teinturier grape
Discover the world of winemaking with teinturier grapes. Learn what is a teinturier grape, its unique characteristics, and its influence on wine colour.
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Cheesecake Wine Pairing: The Best Wines for Every Slice

Slice of strawberry cheesecake beside a flute of sparkling rosé
Moscato, sparkling rosé, late-harvest Riesling or a Rutherglen Muscat: the best wine for cheesecake depends on the topping. Matches for berry, lemon, chocolate and caramel, and what to avoid.
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YouYah Wine Decanter Review: Does 5 Minutes Really Beat 30?

Red wine pouring through a steel aerator stopper into a wide crystal decanter
The YouYah waterfall decanter with built-in aerator and filter, tested at home: what it does well, what the five-minute claim gets wrong, and how to use and clean it.
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Pan Fried Pork Chops and Wine: What to Pour

Pan fried pork chops in a skillet beside a glass of red wine
Pork chops want a light red with fresh acidity or a zippy dry white. Pinot noir, dry riesling and grenache all work. Here is which one, and when.
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Rotisserie Chicken and Wine: What to Pour Tonight

A rotisserie chicken on a board beside a glass of white wine
A hot supermarket chook wants an unoaked chardonnay or a chilled pinot noir. The salt and crisp skin are doing the work, and here is how to match them.
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Asparagus and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Steamed asparagus spears and a glass of chilled white wine
Asparagus can make wine taste metallic. Here is why, plus the dry whites that work, what to avoid, and one stock-checked Australian bottle to try tonight.
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Bacon and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Crisp bacon in a cast iron pan beside a glass of pinot noir
Bacon is salty, fatty, smoky and often sweet. Pinot noir, dry sparkling and off-dry riesling handle all four. Here is what to pour and what to skip.
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Wine to Pair With Goat Meat: Why Lean Meat Needs a Softer Red

A slow roasted goat shoulder in a braising dish beside a glass of red wine
Goat is one of the leanest meats there is, so it cannot soften a big tannic red. Grenache, Tempranillo and off dry Riesling work better. Here is how to pair by the pot.
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