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Food & Wine
There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to food and wine matching.
There are endless combinations and it is worth knowing some good tips that have stood the test of time. Here we have put together a selection of general food styles and wines (plus some spirits) that we feel work.
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- Origin
- France
This full bodied, Syrah dominated wine is full of concentrated black fruit aromas as well as hints of spice and after a few years bottle aging will ... Read More -
- Origin
- France
Typical, straight forward Cote du Rhone with the classic fresh fruit character which is supported by peppery notes. Read More -
- Origin
- France
This is a cracking Côtes du Rhone. The aroma is crammed full of raspberry and strawberry fruit. On the palate the wine is spicier with firm structure... Read More -
- Origin
- France
Full bodied and intensely rich wine which exhibits aromas of violets and small red fruits. Full in the mouth with a spicy character which leads to a p... Read More -
- Origin
- France
A lovely medium bodied expression from the Southern Rhone. The nose is reminiscent of the surrounding garrigue (scrubland), with scents of thyme an... Read More -
- Origin
- France
Ruby purple in colour with ground pepper, black currant, cherries and loamy soil aromatic undertones. It is a deeply full-bodied and powerful Gigondas... Read More -
- Origin
- France
Classic full bodied red wine which typifies the style of this prestigious Southern Rhone appellation. dark, ripe cassis and black stone fruit combine ... Read More -
- Origin
- France
Intense notes of citrus fruit and accacia on the nose with the classic gooseberry finish of Sauvignon Blanc. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
Sourced from fruit near the town of Le Réole, this lovely example of an everyday claret has great depth of colour good juicy cassis fruits. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
Red berry aromas fill the nose and carry through to a delightful soft palate. Medium bodied with great balance, the finish is silky smooth. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
A classic rich and well balanced Bordeaux Superiore with a plum fruit character and a soft, refined mouth feel. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Right Bank
- Pomerol
A fresh and vibrant wine that is dominated by summer fruit and plum courtesy of a high Merlot content. A traditional Pomerol with superb depth and b... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
An excellent soft and luscious wine from a tiny property one the right bank of the Garonne. Plum and cassis fruit on both the nose and palate. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- St-Julien
A well structured wine with firm tannins and a distinctive black fruit character. Drinking well now but will develop favourably over the next 5-10 yea... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Margaux
Dark ruby in colour with a toasty/redcurrant nose, leading to blackcurrant and liquorice flavours. Despite it's youth, the tannins are not overpowerin... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Right Bank
- Saint-Emilion
Expressive red fruits complement a brick/ruby colour and fine tannin gives a lingering finish of vanilla and blueberry fruit. Well balanced. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Right Bank
- Saint-Emilion
A soft, plummy St Emilion which has a medium body and pleasent, velvety tannins. A superb food wine. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Pauillac
Medium to full-bodied, supple textured, layered, rich, and long. This marks the renaissance of this fifth-growth Pauillac that is displaying strong si... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- St-Julien
A well structured wine with firm tannins and a distinctive black fruit character. Drinking well now but will develop favourably over the next 5-10 yea... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Medoc
Lots of black fruit flavour here with black cherry most detectable. The fruit is supported by supple tannins that make for a medium bodied wine that i... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Margaux
Still too young to tell exactly how this wine will develop but expect blackcurrant fruit to be surrounded by strong tannin and cedar. Softening with t... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Paulliac
Blackcurrant aromas are supported by subtle soft spice. The palate brings some blackberry notes with a hint of cedar and tobacco. Whilst not as intens... Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Right Bank
- St-Emilion
A soft, plummy St Emilion which has a medium body and pleasent, velvety tannins. A superb food wine. Read More -
- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Margaux
This outstanding vintage has all the rich fruit character you'd expect from Marguax with this wine's best arguably still to come. It is a touch more l... Read More
