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Food and wine matching is often cast as a rather mysterious
science, but in truth it is actually quite simple, and the experimentation involved is
great fun. I have often thought that the highest purpose for a wine is for it to be drunk
with food in a situation where both complement each other, and it still amazes me how
often a rather humble wine will synergize with a food match in a profound way.
- Wine and
cheese: do they work together?
Jamie Goode attends an interesting, in-depth tasting with Randolph
Hodgson of Neal's Yard and Jancis Robinson
- Wine for
spice
A new company has set out to market wines that match with curry. Do they
work?
Food
for fine wine
It's time to open a special bottle. But what do you eat with a fine,
complex wine?
- Wine and TV
matching
Most wine isn't consumed with food but at the table. Which wines go best
with which TV programs?
- What
makes a good restaurant?
Jamie Goode gives his personal
ingredients for a good experience when eating out
- Acidity is the
key
Which single flavour component enables a wine to match well with a
variety of foods? Jamie Goode reckons it's acidity.
- Fish
Some thoughts about matching wines with fish.
- What wine with
lightly-seared tuna steaks?

Picking a wine to go with lovely fat, pink tuna steaks proves a
challenge
- The problem with desserts
I have a bit of a problem with desserts -- or 'puddings' as we used to call them
when I was a kid. It's not that I don't enjoy them; rather, I find it difficult to match
wines with them
- How important is food and wine
matching?
Four divergent views are compared: are you a pragmatist, an anarchist, a nihilist
or a legalist?
- Wine with fish
Two unoaked whites make a great match with a fishy dinner.
- The great restaurant rip-off
Why do UK restaurants routinely mark up their wines by 300-400% of the retail
price? I grumble. A response from restaurant owner Chris Chown has also been added to
this article: hear the other side of the story.
- Hullaballoos
BYO restaurants
Restaurants where you can BYO (bring your own) wine are as rare as hen's
teeth in the UK. Well now there's a chain of them, and they're
spreading...
- Time for a rosé revival?
Rosé wines may be horribly unfashionable, but they make great summer wines and are a
surprisingly good food match.
- Wine and Asian food: do they
match?
Is it possible to find wines that match well with heavily spiced Asian dishes? I'm a
sceptic - but I'm willing to be proved wrong.
- Pork tenderloin in Marsala sauce
A potentially difficult dish is paired with two Chenin blancs, a
Riesling and a Dão.
- Versatile food wines
Some inexpensive wines that make versatile partners for a wide range of food dishes.
- Problem pairings: Salmon steaks
and asparagus in Hollandaise sauce
I try to find something that will go with this simple meal that is potentially a difficult
one to pair with wine.
- Fondue time!
Most of us have got a fondue set lying neglected in a dark corner of a cupboard. We get
ours out, and find a sublime wine match with a delicious cheese fondue.
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