Food & Wine Pros

Clever pairings for rare sherries

Posted by Fiona Beckett on February 10 2010 at 09:36

I don’t think I ever go to a sherry tasting without coming away renewed in my conviction about what a marvellous match it is for food and the one I attended yesterday was no exception. It was organised by the enterprising Les Caves de Pyrne who are importing for the first time into the UK some rare sherries from Emilio Hidalgo and took place at Dehesa, the sister (if that’s the appropriate word) restaurant of the better known Salt Yard.

Organising a wine and seafood pairing dinner

Posted by Fiona Beckett on February 5 2010 at 16:08

Last night we had a fun five course wine and food matching dinner at Rockfish Grill in Bristol which showed the range of wines you can match with fish. Here’s a few thoughts about how we approached it for those of you who are organising a similar event.

The New Wines of Malaga

Posted on January 9 2010 at 17:24

This is a guest post from wine educator and consultant David Furer who found that Malaga has more to offer than its fortified wines.

Tags: Malaga Moscatel drink:sweet & fortified wine
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What's the best way to introduce food and wine pairing into your restaurant?

Posted by Fiona Beckett on October 21 2009 at 08:41

More and more restaurants are introducing an element of food and wine pairing into their menus. It may be simply a question of suggesting a wine that is available by the glass to go with a dish or a more ambitious food pairing experience - the key thing is that both the front of house and the kitchen can pull it off.

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Matching wine and charcuterie - an experiment

Posted by Fiona Beckett on May 13 2009 at 07:18

About the most daunting audience that anyone could face is a group of wine writers, especially if a number of those happen to specialise in food and wine matching so it was with some trepidation that I agreed to lead a tasting on wine and charcuterie in London on Monday night on the eve of the London International Wine Fair.

Matching wine with fusion food

Posted by Fiona Beckett on March 20 2009 at 19:25

There seems to be quite a buzz around pairing wine with spicy food at the moment - detractors saying it’s a waste of time, people like me saying that on the contrary you can derive a good deal of pleasure from it.

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