Meatloaf Wine Pairing: What to Pour for Beef or Turkey

A glass of red wine beside a sliced glazed meatloaf on a wooden board
Grenache, Merlot or Barbera are the best wines for meatloaf. The mince is not the hard part, the sweet and salty glaze on top is.
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Butter Chicken Wine Pairing: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Bowl of butter chicken beside a glass of white wine on a timber table
Butter chicken is creamy, sweet and gently spiced, which rules out big reds. Here are the whites that work, the ones to avoid, and one bottle to try tonight.
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Margaret River Wine Region: Cabernet, Chardonnay and Where to Start

Vineyard rows running towards tall trees with the ocean beyond
Two oceans, gravelly soil and a region that went from paddocks to world class in under sixty years. What to drink, five cellar doors and when to visit.
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Wine With Seafood: What to Pour for Every Kind of Fish

Glass of crisp white wine beside a platter of oysters, prawns and grilled fish
Crisp, dry and unoaked covers nearly all seafood. What to pour for oysters, prawns, grilled salmon and fish and chips, and why iron is the real culprit.
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Albariño Wine Pairing: The Foods It Was Built For

A platter of oysters with lemon beside a glass of crisp white wine
Albariño is a seafood wine first and a flexible one second. Here is what it matches best, what to avoid, how to serve it, and an honest pick when none is in stock.
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Wine Pairing With Filipino Food: What to Pour With Adobo and More

Bowl of Filipino pork adobo with rice and a glass of red wine
Filipino food is built on sour and salt, not chilli. Match the souring agent instead of the meat and adobo, sinigang and lechon all get easy.
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Barossa Valley Wine Region: Old Vines, Big Shiraz and Where to Start

Ancient gnarled Shiraz vine in a Barossa Valley vineyard at sunset
The Barossa has the oldest vines on earth, and a charter that sorts them into four tiers by age. What the region tastes like, five cellar doors and one bottle.
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Perfect Pairings: Discover Which Wine Pairs With Pasta Dishes

which wine pairs with pasta
Crack open the right drop to match your pasta dish! Learn which wine pairs with pasta to elevate your dining experience to gourmet levels.
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Bruschetta Wine Pairing: The Tomato Is Not the Problem

Tomato bruschetta on toasted sourdough beside a glass of pale dry rose wine
Bruschetta is raw oil, raw garlic and raw tomato on hot toast, and it breaks more wine than it should. Here are the three styles that work, and why.
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Octopus and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Grilled octopus on a plate beside a glass of rose wine
Grilled octopus is lean, salty and smoky, which rules out tannin. Here are the wines that work, what to avoid, and one stock-checked bottle.
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