Bacon and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
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.
Read moreWine to Pair With Goat Meat: Why Lean Meat Needs a Softer Red
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.
Read moreWine Pairing With Roasted Vegetables: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Roasting makes vegetables sweet and smoky, which changes what wine works. Grenache, Gamay, Tempranillo and Riesling lead; big reds and thin whites do not.
Read moreWine Pairing With Lamb Burgers: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Lamb burgers need juicy fruit and soft tannin, not a big grippy red. Here is what to pour, what to avoid, and one stock-checked Barossa GSM to try tonight.
Read moreRiedel Winewings Pinot Noir Review: A Big Glass With a Big Price
The flat-bottomed Winewings Pinot Noir glass genuinely lifts the perfume, and it covers Nebbiolo and Gamay too. The Australian price is the sticking point.
Read moreWine Pairing With Potato Soup: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
The best wine pairing with potato soup is a lightly oaked Chardonnay, with Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc close behind. What works, what to avoid and one bottle to try.
Read moreWhat Wine Goes with Mushrooms? The Honest Answer
Mushroom umami turns big reds bitter. Here is what to pour instead, dish by dish, plus one stock-checked Australian pinot noir worth opening tonight.
Read moreBest Wine With Fish and Chips: What Cuts Through the Batter
You are not pairing wine with the fish. You are pairing it with oil, salt and vinegar. Sparkling first, dry Riesling second, plus one stocked Australian pick.
Read moreRatatouille and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Ratatouille has no meat and plenty of tomato acid, which is why big reds fail. Here is what works, version by version, plus one stock-checked Australian bottle.
Read moreVermentino Wine Guide: The Beach Bum of the Wine World
Lemon, sea spray and wild herbs: what Vermentino tastes like, why Australia adopted it, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.
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