Pinot Noir | Giggly Grapes

Best Wine for Stuffed Mushrooms: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

11/07/2024

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.

Adelaide Hills Wine Region: Cool Climate, Half an Hour From Town

13/06/2024

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.

Best Wine for Risotto: What to Cook With and What to Drink With Mushroom Risotto

22/05/2024

Bowl of mushroom risotto beside a glass of Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir to drink, a cheap dry white to cook with. The best wine for mushroom risotto and every other risotto, what to avoid, and a bottle under eleven dollars.

Moët vs Veuve Clicquot: Which Champagne Is Better?

17/05/2024

Two Champagne bottles and two glasses side by side on a timber table

Same region, same method, same parent company, two different personalities. The grapes, the history, the taste and which one to buy for which night.

MCC vs Champagne: The Difference, and Which One to Buy

13/05/2024

Two glasses of sparkling wine side by side on a timber table

Same method, different place, very different price. What Méthode Cap Classique is, how the rules compare to Champagne, and when each one is the right bottle.

Liver and Onions and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

04/05/2024

Pan of liver and caramelised onions beside a glass of light red wine

Liver is iron-dense, and iron is what makes wine taste metallic. Gamay, Pinot Noir and Loire Cabernet Franc all work, served cool. Here is why, and what to avoid.

Best Wine With Salmon: Grilled, Baked, Smoked and Cold

01/05/2024

A glass of light red wine beside a seared salmon fillet on a dark slate plate

Salmon is an oily fish that behaves more like chicken than snapper, so it can take a light red. Here is what to pour for every way you cook it.

Pan Fried Pork Chops and Wine: What to Pour

11/04/2024

Pan fried pork chops in a skillet beside a glass of red wine

Pork chops want a light red with fresh acidity or a zippy dry white. Pinot noir, dry riesling and grenache all work. Here is which one, and when.

Rotisserie Chicken and Wine: What to Pour Tonight

10/04/2024

A rotisserie chicken on a board beside a glass of white wine

A hot supermarket chook wants an unoaked chardonnay or a chilled pinot noir. The salt and crisp skin are doing the work, and here is how to match them.