A crisp dry white wine like Portugal’s new wave of Vinho Verdes proved a perfect pairing for a light Arbroath smokie mousse ...

If you order a cocktail rather than a glass of wine with your first course it makes sense to choose a dish that will pair well with it like this terrine.

Mince pies are so popular we all start eating them well before Christmas so what’s the best drink to pair with them? If you’re sneaking one as an afternoon snack it’s most likely to be a cup of tea ...

Amarone or Amarone della Valpolicella is a full-bodied red wine from the Veneto region of Italy that gets its richness and slight sweetness from being partially fermented on the skins of dried grapes, ...

One of my favourite recipes from my recently reissued book The Wine Lover’s Kitchen which is full of recipes for cooking with wine. Red wine and cinnamon are natural partners and work together ...

Actually there are a number of wines that pair well with chicken pie, also beginning with ch - chablis, chenin blanc and champagne to name three. But when the flavour of tarragon is as marked as it ...

if you’re planning to make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving here are some great wine and other pairings to serve with it. Pumpkin pie tends to be very sweet and often a little bit spicy which means that ...

This recipe was created by my friend cookery writer Claire Thomson of 5 o’clock apron to celebrate the release of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau about which we’ve just made a reel which you can find ...

You’ll have to forgive me the vagueness of this week’s match of the week, which is actually more of a hack, but I’ve largely been desk-bound so it’s been slim pickings. I could have written about how ...

As someone who came to wine via my passionate interest in cooking and eating out I’ve always thought of wine in the context of food rather than in terms of scores and this site is all about how to ...