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Wine List: How to match food and wine

With the Weekend Magazine focusing on food this week I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on food and wine matching.

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Mon, 01 Jun, 2020 - 20:00

Leslie Williams

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With the Weekend Magazine focusing on food this week I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on food and wine matching. The recent strange rise to prominence of Sommeliers as almost cult figures has put an even brighter spotlight on the idea of finding the perfect match for every food. There are endless books and blog posts on the subject but let me let you in on a secret - much of it is bunkum.

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