With more people choosing a meat-free diet, the art of wine matching needs some adjustments. Red wine has nearly always been paired with meat – from beef and lamb to pork and chicken. Steak has always been the bedfellow of Cabernet. However, times are changing….
Wine glasses can be pricey, but they can alter how you taste a wine. The right wine glass can affect the enjoyment of the wines you consume. One of the preferred choices of wine connoisseurs is Austrian crystal manufacturer Riedel’s range of variety-specific wine glasses….
If you pick up a bottle of wine, especially one from the Cotes-du-Rhone region of France, chances are you will feel the little bumps that make up Braille on the label. How they got there is a pretty amazing story, thanks to a thoughtful winemaker….
One of the oldest wine producers in the Rhône Valley, M. Chapoutier’s origin dates back to 1808. Yet, it was the arrival of Michel Chapoutier who put M. Chapoutier wines firmly on the wine world map and on the road to fame. In 1989, young…
Continuing our series on all things wine. Matching food and wine is not rocket science – you don’t have to learn complicated systems for choosing the right bottle to enhance what you’re eating. A few simple guidelines will help you create winning wine-and-food pairings. Play…
The world’s first underwater winery nestles within a shipwreck beneath the Adriatic. If you love wine and diving, you will probably take the first flight out to Croatia if not for the lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic travel restrictions. But it’s not too late when travel…
When paired correctly, wine only enhances the flavours of food. We’ve got 10 wines – with five of them currently on sale – which you can easily pair with popular foods. RED Cabernet Sauvignon with red meat Cabernet Sauvignon has a complex flavour with many…
In our previous article “Guide to classic wine and food pairings” we learned the six basic tastes – acid, fat, bitterness, salt, sweetness and alcohol. Now we learn how to put it all together. The best way to do this is to remember a few…
This uplifting initiative involves one of the leading companies in the area, Tenute Silvio Nardi of Emilia Nardi, together with the Italian healthcare organisation ASL Toscana Sud Est (southeast Tuscany). The project is called ICARE (Integration & Community Care for Asylum and Refugees in Emergency)…
There are so many wines in the world that pairing them with food seems like a daunting task. Well, the process isn’t as complicated as you think once you grasp a few basics. Here’s a simple guide on how to match your delicious dishes with…