This article is the fourth in an irregular season of features written by previous winners of the Young Wine Writer Award . See also the first in the series, by Rebecca Gibb, the second ,...

As one who has experienced both, I can tell you that it's much more fun to be married to a restaurant critic than to a restaurateur. After a few years during which sleep would routinely be...

Author of the oldest continuous Chinese-language wine column in the world, Poh Tiong Chng of Singapore, was at last week's Bordeaux MW Symposium and announced that he was just about to publish...

The admirable Tim Hanni MW of the Napa Valley has been rattling our cages recently – not least by building on his researches into how different all our palates and preferences are. See, for...

We have great pleasure in publishing a summary of Dutchman Peter Klosse’s revolutionary approach to matching wine and food, based on a new theory of flavour and texture. His work has been...

I am indebted to Jon Hicke of Canada for having transposed my 'food + wine' recommended pairings into this 'wine, then food' listing. This first part of the list is ordered alphabetically by...

See also Fiona Beckett's www.matchingfoodandwine.com A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T |...

Rodrigo Mainardi, Brazil: I've had some very nice food and wine experiences recently. A good friend of mine who is a terrific cook invited seven friends to a very long lunch last Saturday...

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James Stark, UK: Next weekend a close old friend of mine is coming to...

Kim Wachtveitl, Thailand: I am looking for a book which describes wine and food matches/pairing more...

Jon Hicke of Canada: Jancis, as much as I like food, I'm more passionate about...

For anyone who has wanted to experiment with what can often be the stunning but unlikely combinations of spicy Asian food and more subtle fine French wine, Tan Dinh in Paris's seventh...

The two very best times of the year to visit Jerez in Andalucia, southern Spain, are June and early October, I learnt while standing at the bar of La Carboná restaurant, in the heart of this...

Last week's Copa Jerez food and sherry matching competition was a revelation in how versatile Andalucía's most underrated wine is. Indeed, if I have one criticism of the choices of the six...