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Which wines pair best with pork?

Which wines pair best with pork?

Posted on August 18 2019 at 07:11

As with most foods, the best wine pairing with pork depends how the pork is cooked, and what it’s served with.

Tags: pulled pork Marcillac Gamay Beaujolais Morgon Beaujolais Villages Malbec Spain Hungary Navarra Tempranillo Ribera del Duero Rioja Blaufrankisch Kékfrankos South Africa Chile Australia IPA Zinfandel Pinotage Carmenère Cabernet Cabernet-Shiraz Shiraz red burgundy burgundy Valpolicella Bairrada Chianti Pinot Noir Côtes du Rhône Villages Côtes du Rhône Rhône Syrah Crozes-Hermitage Merlot rosé dry rosé Semillon Semillon-Chardonnay Colombard Saumur Loire Vouvray burgundy white burgundy Chardonnay Gavi di Gavi Soave Verdicchio dry Italian white Pinot Gris Riesling Classic German Germany off-dry spätlese Riesling old vine Chenin Blanc drink:white wine jambon persillé terrine rillettes charcuterie fabada feijoada cassoulet pork and bean stew goulash sweet and sour sweet and sour pork barbecue char siu barbecued pork apples cider pork pie pork pie with cider and apples casserole pork casserole creamy sauce pork in creamy sauce pork chop chop grilled pork chop black pudding parma pork belly cold roast pork porchetta suckling pig garlic lemon fennel pork with fennel, lemon and garlic apple sauce pork and apple sauce roast pork food:pork NOSHOW:highlight
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Top wine pairings for lamb

Top wine pairings for lamb

Posted on August 23 2020 at 08:45

It’s true that lamb is one of the most wine-friendly of meats, as at home with red Bordeaux and Rioja as it is with the fruitier wines of the new world. But if you’re looking for a spot-on wine pairing it’s worth thinking just how - and for how long - you’re going to cook it.

Tags: IPA Greek whites Greece Greek Assyrtiko vintage rosé Champagne rosé Champagne sparkling rosé dry rosé strong dry rosé Shiraz Pinotage Chile Barbera Zinfandel Douro Languedoc Côtes du Roussillon Côtes du Rhône Ribera del Duero St-Joseph Côte Rôtie Hermitage Syrah Rhône slow roast shoulder shoulder of lamb Chianti Cabernet-Merlot Gamay Beaujolais burgundy red burgundy Pinot Noir Merlot Tempranillo Rioja Cabernet blends Cabernet Sauvignon claret Bordeaux spring lamb milk-fed lamb rogan josh curry lamb curry butterflied lamb barbecued lamb chargrilled lamb aubergine lamb with aubergine lamb tagine tagine hotpot shepherds pie lamb casserole lamb stew mutton hoggett rosemary garlic leg of lamb lamb noisettes rack of lamb food:beef & lamb
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The best wines to pair with haggis

The best wines to pair with haggis

Posted on January 24 2021 at 09:51

I’ve argued before that whisky and beer are the best match for haggis but what if you prefer a wine? What colour and style work best?

Tags: St Emilion saint-emilion red Bordeaux ribera del duero rioja carignan mourvèdre syrah grenache shiraz drink:red wine Burns night haggis
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Bacon cheeseburger with Pinea 17 Ribera del Duero

Bacon cheeseburger with Pinea 17 Ribera del Duero

Posted on June 1 2020 at 08:37

I’m not normally someone who craves a ‘dirty burger’ but when I was sent a couple in a meat delivery from my mate Northern Irish butcher Pete Hannan I thought I’d go the full hog with it.

Tags: ribera del duero drink:red wine hamburger burger beef food:beef & lamb
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My tasting at the Wine & Culinary Forum, Barcelona

My tasting at the Wine & Culinary Forum, Barcelona

Posted on September 30 2014 at 09:47

I’ve been having some fresh thoughts about food and wine matching since I was asked to participate in the Wine & Culinary International Forum in Barcelona this past weekend and come up with pairings for the bottles submitted by the Primum Familiae Vini, 11 of the world's most famous family-owned wineries

Tags: vintage port gewurztraminer drink:sweet & fortified wine Torres Reserva Real red Bordeaux Tignanello Tuscan reds supertuscan Ribera del Duero Chateauneuf-du-pape drink:red wine Mosel riesling chassagne montrachet drink:white wine vintage champagne drink:champagne & sparkling
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Top wine and beer matches for game

Top wine and beer matches for game

Posted on October 15 2019 at 06:00

We Brits have always had a reputation for liking our wines old and our game high but times have changed. Today the key factor in matching game tends to be not how ‘gamey’ it is but how it’s cooked and what is served with it.

Tags: Champagne Bandol Syrah Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Riesling Zinfandel Barbera red cabbage food:veg & salads kriek cherry beer fruit beer Ruinart Krug drink:champagne & sparkling rosé Champagne Chimay bière de garde Trappist ale porter Mourvèdre Ribera del Duero Bandol Hermitage venison food:beef & lamb Rioja Côte Rôtie Côtes du Rhône Villages Malbec Tempranillo Syrah Grenache Languedoc reds pot roast pheasant gueuze cidre bouche sparkling cider dry Riesling drink:white wine pheasant with apples Belgian beer Rodenbach drink:beer & cider Chianti burgundy Bordeaux drink:red wine roast grouse roast partridge roast pheasant Champagne Bandol Syrah Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Riesling Zinfandel Barbera red cabbage food:veg & salads kriek cherry beer fruit beer Ruinart Krug rosé Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Chimay bière de garde Trappist ale porter Mourvèdre Ribera del Duero Bandol Hermitage venison food:beef & lamb Côte Rôtie Rioja Côtes du Rhône Villages Malbec Tempranillo Syrah Grenache Languedoc reds pot roast pheasant gueuze cidre bouche sparkling cider dry Riesling drink:white wine pheasant with apples drink:beer & cider Belgian beer Rodenbach Chianti burgundy Bordeaux drink:red wine roast grouse roast partridge roast pheasant food:game food:game
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Milk fed lamb and aged Vega Sicilia

Milk fed lamb and aged Vega Sicilia

Posted on October 7 2019 at 10:28

One of the questions I get asked most often is what to drink with a treasured bottle and this week’s match of the week provides the answer it it’s a red.

Tags: milk fed lamb baby lamb roast lamb food:beef & lamb Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero drink:red wine
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What to drink with a kebab - and it's not lager!

What to drink with a kebab - and it's not lager!

Posted on September 10 2020 at 11:23

Inspired by the British Kebab awards Zeren Wilson wonders what the perfect wine pairing is for a kebab and comes up with some surprising conclusions.

Tags: South African chardonnay Mornington Pensinsula chardonnay drink:white wine northern Rhone syrah syrah pinot noir cahors Languedoc reds Ribera del Duero grenache Rhone reds tempranillo Australian shiraz Malbec Chilean merlot Chilean cabernet sauvignon drink:red wine lamb belly lamb shish chicken shish adana kebab shish kebab kebab food:beef & lamb
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I don’t know if the rest of you have been having problems concentrating during lockdown but it was becoming such an issue a few weeks ago that I realised I had to do something about it. And so I discovered a guy called Cal Newport - an academic who has written a book on the subject caked Deep Work. One of the techniques is this time planner which helps you create blocks of time to devote to work that needs real concentration and get on with bigger projects you - or at least I - are apt to put to one side. I’ve completed two since I started it I’ve been procrastinating about for weeks. Obviously you don’t need to buy the work book - just use a large exercise book - but I thought it might motivate me and it has. I like the flexibility of it. If something happens to throw you off course you just reschedule your day in the next column (swipe to see how that works). The irony is that I’m sharing this with you on social media which he encourages you to avoid but I regard as part of my working life. Just give it its own slot and don’t spend the day scrolling! . . . #book #bookstagram #selfhelp #timemanagement #timeblocking #planning #calnewport #deepwork #concentration #focus #ipaidforitMy first taste of Carlin peas thanks to kind neighbour @jennychandleruk. Fried off a bit of @coombesheadfarm’s lovely smoky bacon and a chopped onion then added the cooked peas, a handful of chopped parsley and some shredded cavolo nero and finished with a drizzle of olive oil. 15 minutes flat, delicious, simple filling lunch. . . . #carlinpeas #pulses #bacon #cavolonero #greens #oliveoil #lunch #homecooking #comfortfoodJudging by the number of food pix on my feed you might doubt my claim to be ‘an obsessive snapper of wine’ but THIS is the kind of bottle that really rocks my boat. It’s a young cabernet franc from the Loire and just brimming with the most gorgeously vivid fruit - think freshly crushed berries like wild cherries and mulberries. You might find it a tad too tart and sharp if you like bigger riper reds like malbec and shiraz but if you enjoy reds you can chill you should adore it. It comes from @lescavesdepyrene (who sent me the sample) - you can also buy it from @hopburnsblack for £18.95 which isn’t cheap but you’d probably be happy to pay that for a bottle in a restaurant. What would it go with? Charcuterie, goats cheese anything herby - think grilled lamb or chicken with herbs. Lots of veggie dishes too - I’m imagining it with fennel. Dip your toe into cabernet franc! . . . #cabernetfranc #wine #redwine #naturalwine #organicwine #anjou #loire instawine #winestagram #winelabelI confess I bought an ENTIRE meat box from @coombesheadfarm just to have the joy of this mangalitza and prune pie which I had for dinner last night (along with pink fir potatoes and PSB with an anchovy vinaigrette. EVEN better, the 2007 La Conseillante Pomerol I pulled out of the rack without any expectation of it being much cop (I bought it on impulse from Tesco when they had a Bordeaux promo a few years ago) turned out to be on song and just gorgeously rich and velvety. . . . #pie #porkpie #mangalitza #redwine #bordeaux #pomerol #laconseillante #winepairing #foodandwine #paidfor #notanad Follow on Instagram

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