Australian Wine | Giggly Grapes

Wine Pairing With Lamb Burgers: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

05/04/2024

Grilled lamb burger on a wooden board next to a glass of red wine

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.

What Wine Goes with Mushrooms? The Honest Answer

02/04/2024

Pan fried mushrooms beside a glass of red wine

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.

Best Wine With Fish and Chips: What Cuts Through the Batter

01/04/2024

Battered fish and chips on paper beside a glass of sparkling wine

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.

Ratatouille and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

28/03/2024

A pot of ratatouille beside a glass of dry rose wine

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.

Meatloaf Wine Pairing: What to Pour for Beef or Turkey

27/03/2024

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.

Butter Chicken Wine Pairing: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

25/03/2024

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.

Margaret River Wine Region: Cabernet, Chardonnay and Where to Start

21/03/2024

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.

Wine With Seafood: What to Pour for Every Kind of Fish

20/03/2024

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.

Barossa Valley Wine Region: Old Vines, Big Shiraz and Where to Start

16/03/2024

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.