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Our Recommended Wines to Elevate Your Easter Feast

Mar 21, 2026

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Whether you’re planning a traditional Easter roast or a more relaxed long lunch, the right bottle can make the whole meal feel even more special, any it shouldn`t be ignored. It can make all your hard work shine, after all. Start with an apéritif Begin the weekend’s feasting with...

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Wine & Game Dishes !

Nov 15, 2021

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Choosing a wine to pair with your meal is an important decision and shouldn’t be taken lightly. From rich reds to refreshing whites, it can sometimes be impossible to know where to start. Game meat has a very distinct flavour, unlike most other meats, which can make it particularly difficult...

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A Perfect Winter Match!

Oct 14, 2021

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Rich and earthy red wines such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Super Tuscan, Lagrein, Malbec, Côte Rôtie and Châteauneuf du Pape pair best with the braised meaty flavours of Osso Buco. Osso Buco is either veal or beef shanks that are braised in a tomato-based sauce to the point where the meat...

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The Challenges of Tomatoes & Wine

Aug 3, 2021

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Pairing wine with food is always an act of balancing acidity, fat, sweetness, saltiness, and texture. With tomatoes can be challenging, but it is definitely not impossible. Whether you serve your tomatoes straight off the vine, in a salad, off the grill, in a sauce, or on a pizza, there’s...

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The Right Balance for a Prosciutto Pairing!

Aug 2, 2021

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Few things go together in life quite as well as Prosciutto and wine. This savory, buttery treat pairs well with almost everything, but some wines complete a dish in ways you didn’t think possible. Here is a list of some of our wines to enjoy with these classic dishes… Eggs...

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The Best Mac & Cheese with Wine!

Jun 6, 2021

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This classic dish has topped the comfort food charts for decades, and is here to stay. The best wine for this ultimate one-dish meal enhances the addicting creaminess while simultaneously making the luxurious texture seem less dense, so you can devour an entire bowl, box, or microwave cup of cheesy...

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Bringing Wine & Asparagus Together!

May 30, 2021

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Asparagus not only looks good on a plate, it’s also packed with health-giving benefits. A great source of vitamins C, K and E, asparagus also contains folic acid and plenty of antioxidants. There are plenty of wines that do work well with asparagus – particularly when you take into account...

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Wine, Eggs for Breakfast – Why Not!

May 16, 2021

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Who said you cannot have wine with eggs benedict – that creamy dish of poached eggs and ham topped with buttery hollandaise sauce. Although it’s so good you could eat it at any time of day – it’s primarily a breakfast or brunch dish which suggests, if any alcohol at...

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A Toast to Beef Wellington!

Apr 8, 2021

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Beef Wellington (to the French filet de bœuf en croute) is a traditional popular dish in UK and in France. The dish was named to honour Sir Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, having defeated Napoleon Bonaparte in the 1815 battle of Waterloo. The dish is made up of a beef...

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Wine Picks for Lobster!

Apr 8, 2021

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Grilled, steamed, boiled, even raw, Lobster in any form, is straight up delicious. Lobster is a premium dish, where you can enjoy the delicate sweetness of the meat, along the crispiness of the tendons. The general rule to pair white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat...

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Wine for…Tacos!

Apr 8, 2021

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While there’s nothing wrong with an Ice-Cold Beer, a Tequila or a pitcher of Margarita, we have some good news for wine lovers: Wine pairs very well with tacos, as long as you know how to pick the right one. While there are many different varieties of tacos to try...

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When you’re eating HOT CROSS BUNS!

Apr 4, 2021

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It isn’t Easter until we have eaten our weight in hot cross buns! Best enjoyed a little warm with (lots) of butter melted on top. You might need a hot cup of tea or coffee to get you going first thing in the morning, but a cheeky nip of something...

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What Pairs with Strawberries!

Mar 22, 2021

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Strawberries are in season, and I’m sure you’re enjoying a bowl in this glorious nice weather. But what wine you choose to drink with them? The wine I suggest should be light, low in alcohol and with fruity aromas. Champagne (white or rose), Prosecco, Sparkling Wines (like a Moscato d`Asti)...

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Escargot Wine Combinations!

Mar 22, 2021

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Snails are prepared in different ways with 116 varieties. Snails are slow, but with a maximum speed of 4 meters per hour they colonize the entire planet. The French consume upwards of 40,000 tons of these animals every single year – and that’s not counting everyone else that eats escargot...

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Matching Wine with Chicken!

Mar 22, 2021

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Great news! The ideal wine with chicken can be red, white, rose or sparkling, depending on your personal taste and the how the dish is cooked. PAIRING WITH WHITE WINE Light oaked Chardonnay, a smooth dry white like Chenin Blanc, Semillon or Viognier with: • Chicken in a creamy sauce...

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Wine & Vegetables!

Mar 18, 2021

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Most of the vegetables are high in natural sugars, like onions, parsnips and carrots. Others are high in acidity like tomatoes. Foods that fall into these two categories are usually best with white wines because if you fail to match the acidity or sweetness in the food to that of...

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Pairing Wine with Scallops!

Feb 7, 2021

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Scallops are some of the most delicious seafood around and some of the most flattering to a serious white wine. Matching wine with scallops is likely to lead you more to whites than reds. Big, tannic red wines will generally overpower seafood dishes, although you could experiment with very light...

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Sushi & Wine Anyone!

Jan 20, 2021

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You might think sushi would be tricky to pair with wine but surprisingly that’s not the case. The devil is in the condiments, on how much soy sauce and wasabi paste you add. NIGIRI Fresh fish simply prepared over the top of a bed of rice. Depending on what you...

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What to drink with Roast Beef!

Dec 20, 2020

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The big flavour of Roast Beef really begs for red wine – and a beefy one at that. Great Bordeaux`s match beef perfectly. As do rich Italian reds such as Brunello from Tuscany or a Barbaresco from Piedmont. Other rich, heavy styles with lots of strength like an Argentinean Malbec,...

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Christmas Pudding

Dec 13, 2020

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There is an argument that you don’t need anything to drink with the classic Christmas pudding, especially if you’ve sloshed brandy all over it but if you’re pairing other courses of the Christmas meal you might fancy a small glass of something sweet. Which type depends on your pudding. Some...

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Raising a Glass to Beef Bourguignon!

Nov 7, 2020

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Hearty red meat dishes with big flavours, in my opinion, demand dry bold red wines. Beef Bourguignon comes from Burgundy–the small-ish, yet very powerful region in France famous for the most expensive wine in the world; Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Yep that’s right, Burgundy holds the award for the most...

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Which Wines Go Best with Baked Pasta?

Sep 26, 2020

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Tomato-based sauces are rich, tangy, and high in acid, so you need a wine that can support the acidity. A tomato-based structure is well-suited for a medium-bodied, medium tannin, and medium-to-high acid red: Sicilian Frappato, Montepulciano d`Abruzzo. Meat (bolognese, sausage-based sauces) are a logical partner for Sicilian (Nero d`Avola) and...

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Wine Pairing with Pizza

Sep 26, 2020

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Pizza is one of the world’s most versatile and glorious culinary creations, but where do you start with so many toppings. MARGHERITA The simple and classic flavours of tangy tomato, creamy mozzarella and fragrant basil – light/medium-bodied wines. The zesty flavours of a Pinot Grigio, a Sangiovese Rose or perhaps...

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Burgers & Wine

Sep 26, 2020

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When pairing with a traditional burger, it’s all about the toppings and condiments that you choose. But in general, you need a wine with enough body to stand up to the meat. The best choices are a Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Carmenere, Primitivo, Aglianico, Shiraz, Malbec or a Zinfandel, because they...

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Your Perfect Wine For Your Next Seafood Dish!

Sep 26, 2020

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Every type of fish and shellfish has a unique flavour and texture, which means that there’s no “one size fits all” wine pairing. And as it turns out, that old adage that you should stick to “red wine with meat, white wine with fish”? Not always true. Seafood Pairing House...

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Wine & Chocolate Pairings

Sep 26, 2020

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If you’ve tried wine and chocolate together, chances are that it wasn’t so successful. Wine and chocolate sounds like a great idea because both have intense, fruity notes and both are sweet. Unfortunately, this can be too much of a good thing where the pairing doesn’t resonate on the palate...

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Indian Food & Wine

Sep 26, 2020

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Indian food is spicy rich, integrated sauces and occasionally mind-blowing chilli?heat, which proves a real challenge for wine lovers. Most people would have never dared to order wine. Beer?was the go-to especially. However today wines are being offered, intended to create a delicious pairing. The classical red wine?with red meats,...

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The Perfect Cheese Match

Sep 26, 2020

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Italy creates some of the finest wines and cheeses in the world, and the best way is to enjoy them together. There are so many incredible combinations to try, due to the sooooo many different grape varieties made in different areas and villages. Here are a few of my favourite...

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Lampuki – a local favourite!

Sep 26, 2020

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It`s that time of the year, to start again eating LAMPUKI. Known also as mahi-mahi, dorado or dolphin fish. It is a fleshy & versatile fish which can be cooked in a number of ways: pan-fried, oven-baked, poached, grilled, barbecued, smoked or even raw as a carpaccio. It can also...

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Summer BBQ Ribs & Wine!

Sep 26, 2020

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Succulent ribs can be prepared from pork or beef, but in terms of selecting a wine to drink with them, the sauce and spices are the most important consideration. I love sparkling wines with ribs. The bubbles help to cleanse the palate and keep your mouth fresh and ready for...

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