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Off-Dry Wine: What It Means and How Sweet It Is

04/10/2024

Three glasses of white wine in a row from pale to deep gold

Off-dry means 4 to 12 grams of sugar a litre. Here is the full sweetness scale in numbers, why off-dry often tastes dry, and why Extra Dry sparkling is sweeter than Brut.

Pinot Gris vs Pinot Grigio: What Is the Difference?

22/08/2024

Two glasses of white wine of different depths of colour beside greyish pink grapes

Same grape, two names, two styles. Grigio is crisp and citrusy, Gris is fuller and rounder. How to tell which is in the bottle before you buy it.

Best White Wine for Mushroom Sauce: In the Pan and in the Glass

11/07/2024

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.

Best Wine With Chinese Food: Salt, Sugar and Chilli Sorted

02/05/2024

Steamer of dumplings beside a glass of white wine

Chinese cooking throws salt, sugar, chilli and fat at your glass all at once. Here is the one bottle that survives a shared table, and why alcohol makes chilli worse.

What Wine Goes With Ravioli? A Filling-by-Filling Guide

25/04/2024

Plate of ravioli beside a glass of white wine on a timber table

Ravioli is a shape, not a dish. Here is the right wine for cheese, meat, mushroom, pumpkin and seafood fillings, plus what to avoid.

Seafood Risotto and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Cook With)

24/04/2024

Bowl of seafood risotto with prawns beside a glass of white wine

Creamy, salty and delicate all at once. The crisp whites that suit seafood risotto, the ones that ruin it, which wine to put in the pan, and one bottle that does both jobs.

Wine Pairing With Potato Soup: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

03/04/2024

Bowl of creamy potato soup with a glass of Chardonnay

The best wine pairing with potato soup is a lightly oaked Chardonnay, with Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc close behind. What works, what to avoid and one bottle to try.

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.

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.