Chardonnay vs Sauvignon Blanc: What Is the Difference?

Chardonnay vs Sauvignon Blanc, two glasses side by side
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the two white wines everybody has heard of, and they are opposites in one important ...
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Miso and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Bowl of miso soup beside a glass of white wine on a timber table
Miso is salty, sweet and full of umami, which is hard on red wine. What to pour with miso soup, miso black cod and miso ramen, and the reds to keep off the table.
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Mushroom Ravioli and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Bowl of mushroom ravioli beside a glass of red wine on a timber table
Mushroom ravioli flattens big reds. Here is why, plus the wines that actually work, what to avoid and one stock-checked bottle to try tonight.
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Vinturi V1020 Wine Aerator Review: Is It Worth It?

A clear acrylic wine aerator on its stand beside a glass of white wine
The V1020 is the white wine version of the Vinturi Essential aerator. It works, it is quick, and the case for it is smaller than the marketing suggests.
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Cedar Plank Salmon Wine Pairing: What to Pour With the Smoke

Salmon cooking on a cedar plank beside a glass of light red wine
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.
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Best Wine for Stuffed Mushrooms: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Baked stuffed mushroom caps on a slate board beside a glass of light red wine
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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Best White Wine for Mushroom Sauce: In the Pan and in the Glass

Glass of Chardonnay beside a plate of creamy mushroom pasta with thyme
Which white wine to cook mushroom sauce with, which one to drink with it, and why they are not always the same bottle.
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Adelaide Hills Wine Region: Cool Climate, Half an Hour From Town

Vineyard rows on a green hillside in the Adelaide Hills
The closest wine region to Adelaide, and the coolest. What the Adelaide Hills tastes like, five cellar doors worth the drive, when to go and one bottle to try at home.
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Clam Chowder and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

Bowl of creamy clam chowder beside a glass of white wine on a timber table
Crisp unoaked whites for the creamy New England bowl, something sharper for Manhattan. The three chowder styles and the wine each one wants.
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What Is a Riddling Rack? The Champagne Tool Explained

Wooden riddling rack holding sparkling wine bottles neck-down in a cellar
A riddling rack holds 120 bottles neck-down so the yeast slides into the neck. Here is how it works, who invented it, and why machines replaced it.
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