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Which wine pairs best with tomatoes?

Posted on August 1 2009 at 11:52

Tomatoes are generally held to be a problem for wine but as Jane McQuitty robustly puts it in The Times today - nonsense!

Tags: southern Italian Italy Squinzano Copertino Rosso di Montalcino Grenache Rhône Vacquéyras drink:red wine dry rosé Languedoc southern France drink:rosé Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine tomato salad raw tomatoes tomato chutney roasted tomato soup tomato soup food:soups & starters stuffed tomatoes food:beef & lamb tomato tomatoes food:veg & salads Tuscany drink:beer & cider bière ambre amber ale ale
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Wines to pair with fennel

Wines to pair with fennel

Posted on August 3 2008 at 07:58

Fennel is one of the handful of vegetables that can influence a main course pairing - almost always for the better. Its aniseed flavour seems to have a pronounced affinity with many wines, especially whites. Here are some suggested matches with recipes that two British chefs have published this weekend - Gordon Ramsay in the Times and Skye Gyngell in the Independent on Sunday.

Tags: Vacquéyras Rhône Chianti drink:red wine Albariño Semillon-Sauvignon Pessac-Léognan white Bordeaux Bordeaux burgundy white burgundy Chardonnay Verdicchio Soave Greco di Tufo drink:white wine rocket, spinach and fennel salad trout crab food:fish & shellfish fennel and melon soup pork chops pork belly food:pork fennel food:veg & salads Grenache drink:beer & cider amber ale lager
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What wines and beers to pair with meaty stews and casseroles

What wines and beers to pair with meaty stews and casseroles

Posted on February 15 2024 at 08:05

Meaty stews and casseroles are hearty, comfort food so what type of wine should you pair with them or is beer a better match?

Tags: stew ale porter stout brown ale strong Belgian beer IPA ox cheek oxtail Pinotage Zinfandel Shiraz Cahors Malbec Barbera Douro Tempranillo Rioja Grenache Syrah Minervois Faugères Corbières Languedoc red wine Vacquéyras Gigondas Crozes-Hermitage Rasteau Cairanne Côtes du Rhône beef lamb pork goulash carbonnade daube braise casserole stew food:pork food:beef & lamb
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