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Do you fully understand fruity wine descriptions?
07-03-2012

From gooseberries to figgy undertones and yeasty lemons, tasting notes for wine can seem overly complicated.
How to match Italian wine with food
06-03-2012

How often is it that you choose an Italian wine from the shelves in the supermarket or wine shop?
No dinner plans? Choose your wine before the food shop
05-03-2012
It is safe to say that the majority of people match a bottle of wine to their food rather than the other way around. But there's no reason why you can't match your food to a wine you've already selected.
Why cider can be a perfect match with food
02-03-2012

Regular dinner party hosts will no doubt want to change things up occasionally and get creative when it comes to matching food and wine.
Should we be serving up organic wine?
01-03-2012

If you often find yourself choosing organic meat and vegetables over the regular kind, should you also think about buying organic wine?
How to match food with sweet wines
29-02-2012
Moscato is now the third best-selling white wine in the US. No dinner party of 2012 could be held without cracking open a bottle of the stuff, so choosing what food to match it with is the next challenge to approach
Would you pay more for an unpronounceable wine?
28-02-2012

As you're scanning the wine shelves in the supermarket or wine merchant's, how do you select a bottle when there are so many to choose from?
Why we should be delving into Cabernet Sauvignon
27-02-2012

For some people, Cabernet Sauvignon could be a bit too dark in flavour to enjoy on its own and can be too dominating for a dinner dish. But wine critic Olly Smith has explained why this is what makes the grape so great.
Spotting the cheap cuts of meat for a budget dinner
24-02-2012

While you might want to splash out on an expensive bottle of wine and fine cut of meat for a dinner party, how do you keep the costs down on an ordinary night in?
Go local when matching wine and cheese
23-02-2012

For anyone starting out in food and wine matching, one good place to start is identifying what region either comes from and finding a local match.