Best Wine for Mexican Food: Tacos, Chilli and What to Avoid
Off dry Riesling, dry rose and a light Tempranillo are the best wines for Mexican food. The rule is not red or white, it is alcohol.
Read moreLiver and Onions and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
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.
Read moreBest Wine With Chinese Food: Salt, Sugar and Chilli Sorted
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.
Read moreBest Wine With Salmon: Grilled, Baked, Smoked and Cold
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.
Read morePan Fried Pork Chops and Wine: What to Pour
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.
Read moreAsparagus and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Asparagus can make wine taste metallic. Here is why, plus the dry whites that work, what to avoid, and one stock-checked Australian bottle to try tonight.
Read moreWine to Pair With Goat Meat: Why Lean Meat Needs a Softer Red
Goat is one of the leanest meats there is, so it cannot soften a big tannic red. Grenache, Tempranillo and off dry Riesling work better. Here is how to pair by the pot.
Read moreWine Pairing With Roasted Vegetables: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Roasting makes vegetables sweet and smoky, which changes what wine works. Grenache, Gamay, Tempranillo and Riesling lead; big reds and thin whites do not.
Read moreWine Pairing With Potato Soup: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
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.
Read moreBest Wine With Fish and Chips: What Cuts Through the Batter
You are not pairing wine with the fish. You are pairing it with oil, salt and vinegar. Sparkling first, dry Riesling second, plus one stocked Australian pick.
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