What Wine Goes with Mushrooms? The Honest Answer
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.
Read moreMeatloaf Wine Pairing: What to Pour for Beef or Turkey
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.
Read moreWine Pairing With Filipino Food: What to Pour With Adobo and More
Filipino food is built on sour and salt, not chilli. Match the souring agent instead of the meat and adobo, sinigang and lechon all get easy.
Read moreWine Pairing With Lentils: The Tannin Problem Nobody Mentions
Lentils are not the blank canvas everyone claims. They bring their own drying astringency, mostly in the skins, and almost no fat to soften it. That changes the wine.
Read moreWine With Salami: What Fat, Salt and That Tang Really Need
Salami is fermented, not just cured, so it brings its own acidity. That is why Sangiovese, Barbera and dry Lambrusco work and a big Cabernet does not.
Read moreBest Wine for French Onion Soup: Why Sweetness Is the Problem
A light, high acid red like Gamay is the best wine for French onion soup. The problem is not the beef stock, it is the sugar in all those onions.
Read moreMinestrone and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Minestrone needs a light red with fresh acidity and soft tannin. Sangiovese, pinot noir and vermentino all work, and here is why, plus one bottle to try.
Read moreWine With Eggplant Parmigiana: What to Pour and What to Avoid
You are not pairing the eggplant, you are pairing baked tomato, melted cheese and olive oil. Here is why Sangiovese wins, and what to do about lasagna.
Read moreWhich Wine Pairs With Lamb? A Cut-by-Cut Guide
Lamb is the friendliest red meat for wine, but the cut changes the answer. Roast leg, rack, shanks, kebabs and curry, each with the wine that fits.
Read moreMeatloaf Wine Pairing: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
The best wine with meatloaf is a soft, fruity red: Merlot first, then juicy Shiraz, Zinfandel or Grenache. Why the glaze is the tricky bit, what to avoid, and a stock-checked bottle for tonight.
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