Food Pairing Guides

The beef stew is two hours into a braise. The house smells incredible. You reach for the wine rack and grab a big Cabernet because...

Lighter Food, Brighter Wines Spring cooking shifts toward fresh vegetables, lighter proteins, and herbs — and the wines on your table should follow. Heavy Cabernets...

Italy invented the concept of matching local wine with local food. Centuries before sommeliers theorized about pairings, Italian nonnas were drinking Chianti with their ragu...

Asian cuisine wine pairing has gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice flying around. As someone who botched plenty of Thai food dinners with the...

Spicy food and wine has gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice flying around. As someone who ruined too many fiery meals with the wrong...

Dessert wine has gotten complicated with all the options and advice flying around. As someone who discovered the magic of ending meals with sweet wine...

Appetizer wine pairing has gotten complicated with all the advice flying around about what to pour first. As someone who’s started countless dinners with the...

Cheese and wine pairing has gotten complicated with all the romantic advice flying around. As someone who stumbled through countless mismatches before learning the real...

Vegetarian wine pairing has gotten complicated with all the outdated advice flying around. As someone who dismissed plant-based meals as wine-unfriendly for years before discovering...

Lamb and wine pairing has gotten complicated with all the conflicting advice flying around. As someone who finally cracked the code on matching this distinctive...