We all know port goes well with cheese but this pairing of a mature, nutty Swiss gruyère with an aged Kopke Colheita white port is especially interesting ...

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Barbera is a versatile red that will happily partner pretty well any meaty dish you throw at it. It is more robust and typically drunk younger than its Piedmontese counterparts Barolo and Barbaresco.

I sometimes think partridge is my favourite game bird - less full-on and ‘gamey’ than pheasant, more subtle and delicate than chicken. But what wine should you drink with it?

It’s more common to think of pasta, roasts and grills as natural accompaniments to Chianti Classico than vegetarian dishes but I had a tart at Terra di Seta that turned out to be a perfect match.

It’s more common to think of pasta, roasts and grills as natural accompaniments to Chianti Classico than vegetarian dishes but I had a tart at Terra di Seta that turned out to be a perfect match. It ...

Aubergine - or eggplant as it’s known in the US - doesn’t have a strong flavour of its own but tends to enrich any dish in which it’s included especially when baked with tomatoes and cheese. So if you ...

Talking about wine matches for risotto is a bit like talking about wine with pasta - it’s depends on the other ingredients you use, not the rice. That said it’s usually a delicate, creamy sort of dish ...

You might think sushi would be tricky to pair with wine but surprisingly that’s not the case. And there are other drinks that work too. There are of course different toppings and fillings for sushi, ...

Alsace riesling isn’t the first drink I’d have reached for with guacamole but it makes perfect sense. In fact I’d forgotten just how well it goes. Previous experimentation had thrown up Peter ...