Pairings

The best wines to pair with crab

Posted on July 16 2021 at 06:40

Crab is one of the most delicious kinds of shellfish and the perfect foil for a crisp white wine. But there are other crab dishes that pair better with a fuller-bodied white or even a red.

What sort of food to pair with prosecco?

Posted on August 13 2021 at 07:14

Prosecco is so often drunk on its own that you may not have given much thought to the kind of food you can pair with it but if I had to sum it up in two words it would be ‘party food’

Top wine pairings with asparagus

Posted on April 2 2022 at 07:14

Whenever anyone talks about foods that are difficult to match with wine, asparagus always comes up but I reckon the problem is overstated.

Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Posted on April 15 2014 at 07:53

A re-run of an old post following a visit to Alsace, updating my recommendations on the best pairings for the region's dry and off-dry white wines.

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Which wines and beers pair best with mushrooms?

Posted on September 13 2022 at 07:57

If you think of the ingredients that show off a great wine mushrooms would have to be near the top of the list.

Tags: drink:rosé Viennese-style lager lager dark beer Belgian trappist beer dark trappist beer bière de garde English ale dubbel porter stout Westmalle Dubbel pilsner kolsch drink:beer & cider Bordeaux claret vintage rosé Champagne vintage Champagne rosé Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Tempranillo Rioja Merlot Faugères Languedoc Grenache blend Grenache Rhône Shiraz Syrah Zinfandel Chianti Sangiovese blends Sangiovese Barolo Cabernet Sauvignon red burgundy Pinot Noir drink:red wine Austria Alsace Riesling Pinot Blanc Gavi di Gavi Soave white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay drink:white wine stir fry soy soy sauce shitake mushrooms oyster mushrooms mushrooms à la grecque mushroom quiche cheese food:beef & lamb pie mushroom pie steak and mushroom pie stuffed mushrooms baked mushrooms mushrooms in tomato sauce duxelles ceps mushrooms on toast porcini mushroom risotto mushroom sauce creamy mushroom sauce parsley garlic Portabello mushrooms wild mushrooms mushroom mushrooms food:veg & salads
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The best wine - and other - pairings for leeks

Posted on March 1 2022 at 06:25

Leeks generally feature in dishes in their own right rather than as a side and have a mild sweet flavour you want to respect.

Tags: sylvaner dry riesling medium-dry cider cider Gavi Vermentino Albarino Soave Chablis unoaked chardonnay Chenin Blanc smooth dry whites leeks vinaigrette drink:white wine leek and potato soup leek quiche leeks food:veg & salads
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Some top food pairings for pear cider and perry

Posted on May 2 2016 at 07:37

Pear cider - also known as perry - has a different taste from apple cider. It’s generally lighter, drier and more fragrant, a better match for delicate ingredients like fish.

Stilton quiche and white burgundy

Posted on January 17 2022 at 08:00

This week’s match of the week is the perfect illustration that you shouldn’t be led astray by your basic ingredient.

Tags: white burgundy drink:white wine Blue cheese quiche Stilton food:cheese
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Stichelton and onion quiche and Fleurie

Posted on November 21 2011 at 08:11

A simple lunch of quiche from leftovers thrown together from the fridge turned into a feast with a glass of Claire and Fabien Chasselay's Fleurie La Chapelle des Bois, an organic Beaujolais from the excellent 2009 vintage.

Tags: Gamay Chasselay Fleurie Beaujolais drink:red wine blue cheese Stilton quiche onion Stichelton Stichelton and onion quiche food:cheese
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Asparagus and ricotta tart with herb pastry

Posted on April 11 2020 at 10:45

This unusual quiche comes from Great British Bakeoff star Flora Shedden's really charming cookbook Gatherings

Tags: tart quiche asparagus food:veg & salads
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Carrot pie with apple and goat cheese

Posted on May 16 2016 at 07:09

This unusual recipe from Dutch cookery writer Yvette van Boven's lovely Home Made Summer is a great way to kick off National Vegetarian Week.

Tags: Chenin Blanc Chardonnay vegetarian Verdelho Provencal rosé drink:rosé Soave drink:white wine goat cheese food:cheese quiche carrot pie carrots food:veg & salads cheese
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Bayonne ham tart with garlic (Tarte au Jambon et à l’Ail)

Posted on July 12 2017 at 11:43

A great recipe to make for any Bastille Day celebrations you might be having from Pierre Koffmann's fabulous Memories of Gascony, one of my all-time favourite cookbooks.