Pairings

My top wine pairings with strawberries

Posted on June 30 2025 at 09:37

I’m sure you’re enjoying a bowlful or two of strawberries at this time of year. But what to drink with them?

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What to drink with cake (updated)

Posted on September 5 2007 at 09:42

A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with “a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, mandarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it”.

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Celebrate your own Oktoberfest!

Posted on September 25 2020 at 09:29

I still remember my visit to the great Oktoberfest in Munich, the world’s biggest beer festival. Mysteriously it’s not held in October at all - or rather it doesn’t start in October but in September - kicking off next weekend.