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It’s pie season! Some mouth-watering ideas for pies and what to drink with them in time for Thanksgiving and all the festive occasions to follow. Tam writes We’re adding more...
Tamlyn Currin
Saturday 22 November 2025
• 24 min read
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Matching wine with Asian food, part 3 – aromatic flavours
Richard Hemming MW
Thursday 13 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Adventures in wine and cheese – Langres and fizz
Ben Colvill
Tuesday 4 November 2025
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Part two of an eight-part series on how to pair wine with Asian flavours, adapted from Richard’s book. For part...
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The first instalment of an eight-part series adapting Richard’s book on how to pair wine with Asian flavours.
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Tam goes on a wine-and-food-pairing spree for English Wine Week. While reviewing dozens of English wines, now exported around the...
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What to drink with artichokes, asparagus, chilli and chocolate. A slightly shorter version of this is published by the Financial...
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Natasha Hughes MW reviews Richard Hemming MW's candid guide to the complex maze of matching wine with a wide variety...
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Tam takes Wines of Ukraine's 'just one bottle' campaign and runs with it, creating six nights of incredible excuses to...
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6 February 2025 A surprising match made in heaven – republished, free for all, in our Throwback Thursday series. 8...
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Once upon a time, Sam, Tam and Tara thought it would be fun to put together a pie-pairing guide...
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The power of bitterness in the complex polyphony of Georgian cuisine.
‘putin Xuilo’* it said on the high, rusty metal...
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Sherry Week began last Monday. Nick had hoped to celebrate it at the launch of a new book about this...
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Lesson learnt when judging the UK finals of the Copa Jerez sherry-and-food-pairing competition: the kids are alright, and sherry is...
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From seafood to beef, cheese to vegetables, Albariño can match just about any food – it just depends on the...
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In this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition, wine enthusiast Michelle Ryan writes about an unforgettable food-and-wine-pairing moment. See...
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A pairing that proves that sparkling wine can match just about anything – and a tip on a tool that...
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Sure, Cabernet Sauvignon works well with lamb. But have you tried lamb with Verdejo?
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Advice for carnivores, especially those who are not that keen on red wine. A much shorter version of this article...
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