What Wine Goes With Thai Green Curry?
Thai green curry needs a wine that can handle coconut fat, chilli heat and a whisper of palm sugar. Here is what actually works, and why.
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Best Wine With Pork Belly: Crisp Whites and Juicy Reds
Off-dry Riesling and light, cool-climate Pinot Noir are the two safest pours for pork belly. Here is why, what to avoid, and one stock-checked bottle to try tonight.
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What Wine Goes With Sushi? Easy Pairings for Salmon, Tuna and Veggie Rolls
Dry Riesling, crisp sparkling and light Pinot Gris are the safest wines with sushi. Here is what soy, wasabi and raw fish do to a glass, plus one bottle to try tonight.
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Clare Valley: The Home of Australian Riesling
The Clare Valley is a string of small valleys about 100 kilometres north of Adelaide, and it is the home ...
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Residual Sugar in Wine: The Chart and What It Really Means
Residual sugar is the sugar left after fermentation stops, measured in grams a litre. Here is the full chart for still and sparkling wine, and why the number on the sheet is not the sweetness you taste.
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Best Wine With Raclette: What Cuts Through Melted Cheese
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.
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Chicken Shawarma Wine Pairing: Garlic, Pickles and Spice
The chicken is the easy part. Garlic sauce, pickled turnip and the spice rub decide the bottle. Dry rose first, chilled Grenache second, plus one stocked pick.
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Best Wine for Spicy Food: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
The best wine for spicy food is low in alcohol, a little sweet and served cold. Off-dry Riesling leads, with Gewürztraminer, Moscato and chilled Gamay behind. What to avoid and why.
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Wine Pairing With Salad: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Salad is not hard to match, the dressing just gets in the way. Here is what to pour, what to avoid, and why no wine can out-acid a vinaigrette.
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Eden Valley Wine Region: The High Country Above the Barossa
Eden Valley sits in the ranges above the Barossa, between 219 and 632 metres up. What the region tastes like, five small cellar doors and one bottle for comparison.
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