Wine 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 moreOctopus and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Grilled octopus is lean, salty and smoky, which rules out tannin. Here are the wines that work, what to avoid, and one stock-checked bottle.
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 moreAlfredo Sauce Wine Pairing: What Cuts Through All That Cream
A dry white with high acid and little oak is the best wine for Alfredo sauce. One cup carries 39 grams of fat and 1,404 milligrams of sodium.
Read moreTiramisu and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)
Tiramisu needs a wine sweeter than it is. Here are the styles that work with coffee, cocoa and mascarpone, the ones to avoid, and one Barossa sticky to try.
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