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The best food pairings for rioja

The best food pairings for rioja

Posted on September 22 2020 at 06:02

Rioja - and by that I mean red rioja - is one of the UK's best-loved wines and one of the easiest ones to match with food too.

Tags: red peppers partridge pheasant food:game tagines paella lamb tagine saffron paprika goulash pimenton morcilla Spanish ham jamon chorizo pork and beans rogan josh moussaka shepherd's pie lamb shanks grilled lamb roast lamb lamb beef rioja gran reserva rioja joven rioja crianza rioja reserva rioja drink:red wine
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When to pair red wine with fish

When to pair red wine with fish

Posted on June 1 2022 at 07:40

Few people now throw up their hands in horror at the idea of matching red wine with fish. But how many realise just how often you can pair the two?

Tags: red wine and fish Merlot Languedoc reds Rioja crianza Loire reds Saumur-Champigny Bourgeuil Chinon Cabernet Franc red burgundy burgundy Pinot Noir drink:red wine salade Niçoise turbot halibut bouillabaisse fish stew Mediterranean fish soup fish soup food:soups & starters lobster surf 'n' turf hake chorizo mushrooms lentils roast monkfish red wine with fish roast fish food:pork barbecue marinade marinated fish sardines mackerel barbecue barbecued fish grilled fish seared fish salmon monkfish swordfish tuna food:fish & shellfish
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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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