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Tips on food and wine matching

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 13th December 2013:

Food and wine matching at Leiths School of Food and Wine

At a recent dinner party, I was asked for some hard and fast rules for food and wine matching.

More specifically, my friends wanted confirmation that white wines should be for fish and white meats while red wines are for red meats. If you could only have one rule for food and wine matching, then this would be the one that will give you the highest success rate.

In reality, it is of course much more complicated than that.

Some red wines will work perfectly with fish while some white wines work better with meats. It all depends on a number of things.

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Six stunning dessert wines under £20

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 10th December 2013:

Christmas wines

Most people will avoid dessert wines with their sweet treats while others relish in its lip-sticking delight.

I certainly fall into the latter.

Dessert wines are one of the greatest styles of wines for sharing because their inherent sweetness means you have to drink slow and savour while their complexity and long finish will leave you talking for hours.

From lighter styles to more intense offerings, here are six dessert wines that you’ll find easy to fall in love with:

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Five great sparkling wines under £30

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 6th December 2013:

Christmas wines

When it comes to festive bubbles, there are plenty of options.

While the top of your list might be Champagne or Prosecco, there are also many other sparkling wines on the market that offer similar or a refreshingly different style.

Whether you’re being budget conscious or simply looking to try something new, here are five sparkling wines offering their own style of luxury:

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Six Champagnes under £40 to get your party started

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 6th December 2013:

Christmas wines

A quick trawl through the internet will reveal endless quotes from persons of note and their ode to Champagne. There is a reason for that.

As far as celebrations go, there’s nothing that quite completes it like the popping of a Champagne cork. And as far as wines go, there’s no style of wine quite like Champagne.

It’s a wine that takes years to craft and gets its bubbles and flavours from a secondary fermentation in the bottle. It’s a skilled job to get the wine just right and that’s one of the reasons why it’s so expensive.

Thankfully with Christmas coming up, there are plenty of Champagnes on offer out there. Here are just six Champagnes to get the party started:

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10 great dinner party red wines under £15

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 29th November 2013:

Christmas wines

Wintry weather is the perfect excuse to breakout the warming red wines for those hearty stews.

While stew might not always be on the menu, these 10 great wines, all under £15, will suit almost anything you might have in mind for this season.

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