Pairing pointers
“Pairing wine with food is not an exact science. That said, it’s not anything goes either.”
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At the table: Calçots amb salvitxada
The best ways to enjoy the emblematic Catalan onion and its piquant, slightly smoky sauce.
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At the table: Piperade au jambon de Bayonne
What are the best wines to drink with the “edible Basque flag?”
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At the table: Pork cooked in milk
Joanna Simon finds the best wines to pair with a multinational dish that tastes much better than it looks.
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At the table: Verjuice and lamb shanks
Joanna Simon finds the best wines to pair with a dish prepared with an historic acidulant made from unripe, unfermented…
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Anticipating by 20 centuries the nostrums of today’s healthy-living gurus
A spirited collection of gastronomic writing from Greek and Roman antiquity.
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At the table: Polvo à lagareiro
Joanna Simon finds the best wines to pair with the traditional Portuguese dish of octopus with potatoes and olive oil.
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti at Hélène Darroze
An astonishing dinner in which the skilful cooking matched the extraordinary wines.
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