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What Wine Goes With Truffle: The Rule Nobody Explains

18/04/2025

Fresh black truffle on slate beside a glass of light red wine

Older Pinot Noir for black truffle, Nebbiolo or aged Chardonnay for white. Here is why truffle is an aroma problem, not a flavour one, plus one stocked Tasmanian pick.

Best Wine With Raclette: What Cuts Through Melted Cheese

12/10/2024

Melted raclette cheese scraped over potatoes beside a glass of white wine

Dry Riesling, Chasselas or a chilled light red are the best wines for raclette. Here is what melted cheese does to a bottle, what to avoid, and one stock checked pick.

Wine and Cheese Pairing: What to Pour with Every Cheese

29/07/2024

A wooden cheese board with brie, aged cheddar, blue cheese and goat's cheese beside a glass of sparkling wine and a glass of red wine

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.

Cabernet Sauvignon Food Pairing: Best Dishes, Snacks and Cheese

25/07/2024

Glass of Cabernet Sauvignon beside sliced steak, aged cheddar and olives

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.

Best Cheese With Red Wine (and the Best Red for Each)

22/07/2024

Cheeseboard with aged cheeses and a glass of red wine

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.

Chardonnay Food Pairing: What to Eat With Oaked and Unoaked Chardonnay

15/05/2024

Glass of Chardonnay beside a golden roast chicken

Roast chicken, buttery seafood, creamy pasta or a plate of prawns: what to eat with Chardonnay, why oaked and unoaked need different dinners, and what to avoid.

Best Wine With Nachos: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

10/05/2024

Platter of loaded nachos with a glass of chilled red wine

The best wine with nachos is a chilled, low-tannin red like Grenache or a cold off-dry Riesling. Why salt, fat and jalapeño heat rule out the big reds, and what to pour instead.

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

06/05/2024

Antipasto board with cured meats and olives beside a glass of red wine

Salty meat, briny olives and vinegary vegetables all want different things from a glass. Sangiovese, dry sparkling and dry rose keep the peace.

Best Cheese With Orange Wine: What to Serve and Skip

23/04/2024

Aged gouda, comte and washed rind cheese beside a glass of amber orange wine

Aged gouda, comte and washed rind cheeses are the best match for orange wine. The full board, what to avoid, and a bottle to try tonight.

Albariño Wine Pairing: The Foods It Was Built For

19/03/2024

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.