Best Wine With Fried Chicken: Bubbles, Rosé and Chilled Reds
Wine with fried chicken: dry sparkling, dry rosé and chilled light reds win. Here is why, what to avoid, and one stock-checked bottle under $16.
Read moreWhat Wine Goes With Dumplings? Pairings for Pork, Prawn and Veggie Dumplings
Pinot gris, dry sparkling or off-dry riesling: the best wines for dumplings, why they work, and what to skip.
Read moreWine Pairing With Omelette: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Egg yolk coats the palate and mutes wine, so the answer is bubbles or acid, then match the filling. Sparkling first, Chardonnay for cheese, Sauvignon Blanc for herbs.
Read moreAntipasto and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Salty meat, briny olives and vinegary vegetables all want different things from a glass. Sangiovese, dry sparkling and dry rose keep the peace.
Read moreBacon and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Bacon is salty, fatty, smoky and often sweet. Pinot noir, dry sparkling and off-dry riesling handle all four. Here is what to pour and what to skip.
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.
Read moreWine With Seafood: What to Pour for Every Kind of Fish
Crisp, dry and unoaked covers nearly all seafood. What to pour for oysters, prawns, grilled salmon and fish and chips, and why iron is the real culprit.
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