Best Wine for Spicy Food: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
The best wine for spicy food is low in alcohol, a little sweet and served cold. Off-dry Riesling leads, with Gewürztraminer, Moscato and chilled Gamay behind. What to avoid and why.
Read moreCedar Plank Salmon Wine Pairing: What to Pour With the Smoke
The plank does half the cooking, and the smoke changes the wine. Pinot Noir, lightly oaked Chardonnay and dry rosé, plus one stock-checked Tasmanian pick.
Read moreDry White Wine Substitute: Best Options for Cooking
Discover the perfect substitute for dry white wine to elevate your cooking game. Explore savvy swaps that'll add a splash of genius to your dishes!
Read moreWine and Cheese Pairing: What to Pour with Every Cheese
The safest wine and cheese pairing is dry sparkling or unoaked Chardonnay. Then it depends on the cheese: goat's, brie, cheddar, parmesan, washed rind and blue, each with the wine that works, a cheat-sheet table and one bottle to buy.
Read moreCabernet Sauvignon Food Pairing: Best Dishes, Snacks and Cheese
Steak, lamb, aged cheddar, salami and dark chocolate: what to eat with Cabernet Sauvignon, the snacks to put out with a bottle, what to avoid, and a bottle to buy.
Read moreStroganoff and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Sour cream and mushrooms run this dish, not the beef, and both punish tannin. Why Pinot Noir wins, what to avoid, and one bottle for both versions.
Read moreBest Cheese With Red Wine (and the Best Red for Each)
Red wine and cheese works about half the time. Here is which cheese to buy for the bottle you have opened, which reds fight back, and why tannin is the whole story.
Read moreDoes Vermouth Have Sugar? The Numbers, by Style
Every vermouth has sugar, but the amount is set by law. The five label terms, what they mean in grams, and how much lands in a Negroni or a Martini.
Read moreWine Pairing With Salad: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Salad is not hard to match, the dressing just gets in the way. Here is what to pour, what to avoid, and why no wine can out-acid a vinaigrette.
Read moreBest Wine for Stuffed Mushrooms: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Pinot Noir most nights, lightly oaked Chardonnay when the filling is cheesy, and dry sparkling for a party tray. Here is why big reds fail with mushrooms.
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