Pairings

What wine to pair with goose

Posted on December 16 2023 at 07:24

If you’ve decided to serve goose rather than turkey this Christmas you’ve already opted to be adventurous. So you could arguably be adventurous about your wine pairing too.

Planning ahead: The best wines to pair with your Christmas dinner

Posted on December 13 2022 at 06:57

I suspect many of you decide what you’re going to eat for Christmas and buy in wine without connecting the one with the other. From a food pairing point of view ,however, it would obviously be better to plan your drinking around the meals you’ve decided to make.

Tags: smoked salmon cheese christmas cake mince pies christmas pudding goose ham turkey Christmas
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The best food pairings for dry oloroso sherry

Posted on June 4 2014 at 08:25

The Spanish are more adventurous than us when it comes to matching sherry and food. I remember drinking a dry oloroso with roast partridge a few years back in Jerez. But what else could you pair with it?

10 offbeat Christmas wine pairings to suggest to your customers

Posted on December 18 2021 at 07:09

One of the reasons people most appreciate independent wine merchants is that they can talk to them about the kind of wine that will suit the meals or occasions they're planning.

Tags: Stilton cheese panettone Christmas pudding mince pies food:desserts & cakes Christmas ham food:pork goose turkey food:chicken & poultry prawn cocktail seafood cocktail poached salmon smoked salmon food:fish & shellfish
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20 Christmas wine pairings to learn by heart

Posted on December 24 2021 at 07:34

One of the most popular posts I’ve ever written on this site was one called 20 food and wine pairings to learn by heart - an easy reference guide to commit to memory.

What to pair with artisanal cheddar?

Posted on February 16 2008 at 09:34

By artisanal cheddar, I mean cheddar that is mature, full-flavoured, and unpasteurised (learn more in this post: So what makes a great cheddar?). It isn't the easiest cheese to match with wine.

Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Posted on April 15 2014 at 07:53

On a recent visit to Alsace, I had the pleasure of rediscovering the region’s diverse wine offerings, from crisp Rieslings to Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. What struck me during this trip was how integral sweetness is to perfecting a food and wine pairing—a nuance that can vary greatly between a youthful bottle and a more aged vintage.

Tags: Riesling blends mango vendange tardive grand cru Alsace blends cinnamon late-harvest apple crumble apple streudel Alsace Muscat Sylvaner Pinot Blanc Riesling Gewürztraminer drink:white wine smoked ham fruit salad fresh fruit tropical fruit tropical fruit salad smoked cheese stir fry charcuterie asparagus tartiflette frittata fish cakes pasta with creamy sauce fish pie risotto ham and cheese salad quiche Lorraine tarte flambé onion tart duck goose Stinking Bishop Maroilles washed rind cheese laksa lobster Epoisses Munster cheese Szechuan Rogan Josh rogan josh Chinese cuisine Korean cuisine guinea fowl pigeon game gravadlax game pâté monkfish scallops foie gras mushrooms pâté en croûte charcuterie veal in creamy sauce chicken in creamy sauce veal food:beef & lamb Thai cuisine Japanese cuisine Chinese cuisine Indian cuisine Vietnamese cuisine food:world food citrus apple fish tacos crab cakes pad thai dim sum tandoori tandoori chicken korma chicken tikka curry curries pork belly food:pork goats cheese seabass onion tart sea bass fish terrine eel salmon smoked eel smoked fish smoked salmon seafood cocktail seafood salad crab oysters ceviche carpaccio tartare sashimi sushi fish in creamy sauce smorgasbord creamy sauces sole plaice zander choucroute food:veg & salads food:chicken & poultry food:fruit food:fish & shellfish rogan josh
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The best food pairings for Barolo and Barbaresco

Posted on October 27 2021 at 06:55

The food of Piedmont in north-west Italy is as highly regarded as its wines so it makes sense to make the local dishes your first choice if you’re looking for a match for a bottle of Barolo or Barbaresco.

The best food pairings for dry Furmint

Posted on February 19 2024 at 08:19

All countries like to boast that their signature grape variety goes with practically everything but in the case of Hungary’s furmint it’s true.

Roast goose with Nebbiolo

Posted on December 28 2009 at 10:32

As a chef friend who recently took over a farm had some geese to get rid of we had goose for our main Christmas meal this year - stuffed somewhat improbably with hay (long story. Not such a good idea!)

Tags: Barbaresco Piemonte Piedmont Langhe Nebbiolo Christmas drink:red wine game roast goose goose food:chicken & poultry Barolo Cascina Fontana
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Best beers for Christmas

Posted on December 23 2006 at 07:12

How many of you will be putting beer on the table at Christmas? Not that many, I suspect, but if you can bring yourself to break with tradition you could be in for a treat. Most supermarkets now carry a sufficiently wide range for you to be able to serve a different beer with each course, should you be so minded. And here’s how to do it: