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What wine goes best with chicken - red or white?

What wine goes best with chicken - red or white?

Posted on October 16 2020 at 08:15

Good news! The best wine with chicken can be either red or white - it depends on your own personal taste and the way it’s cooked.

Tags: chicken fajitas chicken tagine chicken alfredo NOSHOW:highlight white burgundy red burgundy Côtes du Roussillon pinot noir Languedoc reds drink:red wine Sauvignon Blanc crisp dry whites medium-dry riesling chardonnay drink:white wine chicken tikka masala Thai green chicken curry chicken enchiladas sweet and sour chicken chicken korma chicken pot pie chicken in a creamy sauce grilled chicken with herbs barbecued chicken food:chicken & poultry roast chicken
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Best food pairings with sauvignon blanc

Best food pairings with sauvignon blanc

Posted on May 16 2023 at 10:11

Sauvignon blanc is many people's favourite wine but what type of food pairs with it best?

Tags: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc oaked sauvignon blanc fumé blanc white Bordeaux Entre-Deux-Mers Graves Sauvignon-Semillon Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Pouilly Fumé Sancerre Thai food Greek food Mexican food food:world food dill pasta primavera spring vegetables pea soup peas Thai fish cakes coriander herbs green peppers pea shoots asparagus spring onions scallions avocado grilled lamb food:beef & lamb grilled chicken feta olives goat cheese salads tomato gazpacho goats cheese food:veg & salads sashimi squid trout fish and chips whitebait goujons fried fish mackerel sardines sea bass oysters crab food:fish & shellfish sauvignon blanc drink:white wine
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The best food pairings for rosé

The best food pairings for rosé

Posted on May 31 2023 at 06:48

None of you, I’m sure, can have failed to notice just how many different bottles of rosé are now available on the average supermarket shelf. From being purely a summer wine there are now rosés for almost every type of food and occasion and rosé pairings to match.

Tags: rosé Champagne cava rosado sparkling rosé Rosado Bandol rosé clairet white Zinfandel Rosé d’Anjou Mateus Rosé Bardolino Chiaretto Loire Provence rosé Sancerre Rosé rose drink:rosé strawberry tart strawberries cake tapas peaches grouse pheasant pigeon game canapés spices spicy food Brie Camembert white-rinded cheese duck chicken tuna salmon lobster sheep's cheese ham terrine pâté charcuterie pork barbecue herbs grilled lamb grilled fish grilled chicken tapenade paella salade Niçoise pimenton saffron garlic olives anchovies curry risotto rice pasta salads shellfish goats' cheese grilled fish
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The best food pairings for Lambrusco

The best food pairings for Lambrusco

Posted on June 21 2017 at 07:26

If you’re wondering why I’m devoting a post to Lambrusco you obviously haven’t tasted the real thing and today, Lambrusco Day, is your ideal opportunity to try it.

Tags: parmigiano reggianoh parmesan pecorino confit duck grilled chicken food:chicken & poultry barbecue pizza Italian food food:world food sausages with fennel porchetta bresaola mortadella salami ham prosciutto salumi food:pork sparkling red wine Lambrusco drink:red wine
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Jerk chicken and rum punch

Jerk chicken and rum punch

Posted on August 27 2007 at 11:28

Despite the beautiful weather we’ve had over the past couple of days there’s a distinct late summer feel to the air which combined with the fact that the nights are drawing in reminds one - sadly - there aren’t that many evenings left for barbecuing this year. (Unless you’re one of those die-hards who grills all year round . . . )

Tags: recipe Caribbean rum rum punch drink:spirits & cocktails spicy chicken barbecue grilled chicken chicken jerk chicken food:chicken & poultry punch
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The 10 best wines for spring and early summer drinking

The 10 best wines for spring and early summer drinking

Posted on March 28 2007 at 10:11

The last two days have been quite, quite beautiful, starting mistily, basking midday in an unseasonally warm sun and finishing with an extended dusk that announces that spring is finally here. I immediately want to eat lighter meals: the new season’s vegetables are not quite in yet but I can at least plan for summer and that means a spring clean of the cellar, pushing the full bodied reds to the back and assessing what whites, lighter reds and rosés I still have lurking in the racks.

Tags: Chile Pinot Noir Bourgeuil Chinon Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc Loire drink:red wine rosado Navarra Rioja southern France Provence rosé light rosé drink:rosé Prosecco drink:champagne & sparkling Alto Adige dry Riesling Australia Clare Valley Germany Alsace kabinett Riesling white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Chablis Riesling Pinot Grigio Albariño Grüner Veltliner South Africa Sauvignon-Semillon Bordeaux Sauvignon blends Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine barbecue pannetone food:desserts & cakes duck breasts duck grilled chicken salmon tuna seared tuna seared salmon mezze tuna grilled tuna aioli salade Niçoise salad Niçoise pasta with tomato sauce tomato sauces seafood pasta seafood risotto anti pasti south-east Asian Cantonese smoked chicken trout crab smoked salmon creamy sauces terrine vegetable terrine fish terrine poached chicken sushi oysters steamed fish tomato salad gazpacho food:soups & starters Vietnamese cuisine Chinese cuisine food:world food spring rolls noodle dishes noodles Asian salads dill coriander grilled seafood grilled fish asparagus goats' cheese food:pasta, rice & noodles cheese food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish food:chicken & poultry Oregon New Zealand California burgundy red burgundy young Pinot Noir spring summer drinking summer early summer eating and drinking summer matches for summer matches for early summer spring summer matches for spring spring eating and drinking
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Top food matches for Beaujolais (and other gamay)

Top food matches for Beaujolais (and other gamay)

Posted on November 18 2021 at 07:45

Beaujolais - by which I mean red Beaujolais - is the most French of wines, the perfect wine pairing for a picnic or bistro meal.

Tags: frisée aux lardons salads Camembert Brie duck confit Toulouse sausages coq au vin grilled chicken roast chicken steak tartare steak frites hanger steak onglet lamb chops pork chops jambon persillé ham rillettes terrines pate charcuterie Chiroubles St Amour Julienas Chenas Morgon Fleurie gamay beaujolais nouveau beaujolais villages Beaujolais drink:red wine
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