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Which wines - or beers - pair best with cooked cheese?

Posted on March 29 2008 at 08:54

Cheese and wine is a notorious minefield but is it any easier when the cheese is cooked? See my suggestions to match Mark Hix's delicious recipes in the Independent today:

Tags: Assyrtiko drink:white wine south-west France Chianti drink:red wine Saison-style beer amber ale medium-dry cider artisanal cider Timothy Taylor Landlord British ale ale drink:beer & cider rarebit buck rabbit walnuts gorgonzola chicory chicory salad with gorgonzola and walnuts food:veg & salads food:beef & lamb piccata spinach veal taleggio piccata of veal with taleggio and spinach toasted cheese sprouting broccoli wild garlic fondue sprouting broccoli with garlic fondue angel hair halloumi angel hair fried halloumi melted cheese cheese cooked cheese food:cheese Santorini Greece Chasselas white Grenache white Terret southern French Roussillon white vin de pays vin de pays Verdicchio Orvieto Soave drink:champagne & sparkling cava Mark Hix
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What to pair with artisanal cheddar?

What to pair with artisanal cheddar?

Posted on February 16 2008 at 09:34

The type of artisanal cheddar I was writing about yesterday - mature, full-flavoured, unpasteurised - isn’t the easiest cheese to match with wine.

Tags: sherry palo cortado Pomona pommeau Madeira port drink:sweet & fortified wine medium-dry cider farmhouse cider cider Goose Island British ale ale Adnams Broadside Young’s Special IPA drink:beer & cider Zinfandel Languedoc Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Rhône Mourvèdre Grenache Syrah Syrah blends drink:red wine white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay drink:white wine vintage port Keen's farmhouse cheddar cheddar artisanal cheddar food:cheese tawy port drink:spirits & cocktails malt whisky Macallan whisky Famous Grouse
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10 top wine matches for a vegetarian Christmas

10 top wine matches for a vegetarian Christmas

Posted on December 7 2011 at 11:37

Vegetarians often get overlooked at this time of year so if you’re vegetarian yourself or cooking for one here are some perfect pairings for some delicious festive recipes from the web.

Tags: pomegranate juice cranberry juice drink:alcohol-free drinks Mojito Margarita drink:spirits & cocktails wheat beer witbier British ale lager drink:beer & cider amber ale Barbera Languedoc Carmenère Merlot Syrah Rhône Grenache red burgundy Vacquéyras Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon drink:red wine Beaujolais Pinot Noir drink:champagne & sparkling Prosecco Champagne Riesling Semillon Chardonnay white burgundy Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine stilton, leek and celery tart cheese halloumi with chilli pumpkin with ginger, coconut milk and lime onion and lentil Wellington mushroom stroganoff mushroom and butternut squash lasagne carrot and cashew fan Savoy cabbage timbale chestnut Bourgignon pie vegetarian Christmas roast food:veg & salads Christmas Vegetarian
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What to drink with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's veggie recipes

What to drink with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's veggie recipes

Posted on August 27 2011 at 06:00

If you’re used to choosing wine - or other drinks - to match with meat or fish you may be flummoxed when it comes to chosing one for vegetarian friends. But as I explain in my Guardian column today it’s a question of finding out how the wine is made - and in particular whether any animal-based products have been used in the fining process.

Tags: margarita drink:spirits & cocktails British ale strong British ale American-style brown ale ale brown ale IPA medium-dry cider stout porter lager Mexican lager cider weissbier witbier white beer wheat beer drink:beer & cider dry rosé drink:rosé Syrah Malbec Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Garnacha Tempranillo Rioja drink:red wine Semillon white Minervois Roussanne Marsanne Roussanne-Marsanne Rueda Picpoul de Pinet Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Grigio drink:white wine chillies stuffed with beans chilli gratin peanuts sweet potato sweet potato and peanut gratin chard and new potato curry harissa potato roasted new potatoes with harissa pitta chickpea carrot spicy carrot and chickpea pitta pulses tomato beans tomato and bean soup sumac cauliflower cauliflower with sumac and seeds green bean aubergine curry aubergine and green bean curry food:pasta, rice & noodles food:soups & starters food:veg & salads drink:alcohol-free drinks mango lassi lassi apple juice agua fresca lime lime agua fresca Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall vegetarian food vegetarian
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Beer vs wine: experiments with cheddar

Posted on August 11 2010 at 15:27

The other evening I had an interesting session with a few food bloggers matching Davidstow cheddar for which I’d been asked to come up with some drink pairings*. My task was to talk about the wine. The company’s Head Grader Mark Pitts-Tucker brought along a couple of Cornish ales - Sharp’s Doombar and St Austell Tribute.

Tags: drink:sweet & fortified wine Rhône reds Vacqueyras Australian shiraz-cabernet rioja crianza drink:red wine Australian chardonnay drink:white wine drink:beer & cider ploughman's British ale Cornish ale ale drink:beer & cider medium-dry cider Valdespino Contrabandista Grenache Madeira amontillado dry amontillado sherry drink:sweet & fortified wine Shiraz Cabernet Shiraz-Cabernet Rhône Vacquéyras Rioja drink:red wine Australia Chardonnay drink:white wine hard cheese Davidstow artisinal cheddar cheddar food:cheese dry amontillado sherry cheddar cheddar cheese
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