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Christmas pairings with port, sherry and madeira

Posted on December 13 2018 at 07:43

You may well have given a fair amount of thought by now to what you’ll be drinking with your turkey or goose and have set treasured bottles of Bordeaux or Burgundy aside for the main Christmas meal. But what about all the other occasions over the festive period which these days tends to stretch a good 10 days into the early New Year?

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3 things you need to think about when pairing wine with chocolate

Posted on July 7 2021 at 07:15

Chocolate is supposed to be impossible to match with wine but like any other ingredient it depends on the chocolate and how it’s used.

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The best wine and liqueur pairings for a chocolate yule log

Posted on December 24 2019 at 07:27

A chocolate yule log or 'buche de Noël has become an increasingly popular dessert at Christmas but what kind of wine should you pair with it?

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The best wine pairings for cheddar cheese

Posted on April 11 2022 at 06:47

As with most cheeses the ideal wine pairing for cheddar depends how mature it is. A mild to medium block cheddar is going to be a lot easier to match (and in most cheeselovers’ eyes a lot less interesting) than an aged cloth-bound cheddar of 18 months or more.

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Chocolate brownie and Churchill Late Bottled Vintage Port

Posted on March 12 2012 at 08:47

I was invited to host a food and wine evening by the Bristol Uni Wine Circle last week which I have to say, despite the vast quantities of food and drink consumed, they took impressively seriously.

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Blue cheese and preserved plums

Posted on December 21 2013 at 10:03

A lovely serving suggestion from Trine Hahnemann's inviting book Scandinavian Christmas. The preserved plums couldn't be simpler.

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8 great drinks to match with mince pies

Posted on December 17 2021 at 08:00

Mince pies are not that different to Christmas pudding and Christmas cake so you could drink much the same sort of wine with them. But tradition obviously plays a part in terms of what most people expect and they do pair particularly well with fortified wines like port, sherry and madeira

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