Food and Wine Matching

Our detailed food and wine matching guide helps you decide which wines to pair with a wide variety of meat, poultry, fish vegetarian dishes as well as deserts and cheese.

The matching of food and wine is a matter of personal taste. There are no hard and fast rules, but just remember it is easiest to think of wine as a sauce and match the strength of flavours and weight of the dish with the wine. To learn more, see our FAQ. You can also attend one of our Food & Wine Matching courses.

Summer	Salads, Grilled Vegetables, Picnic Food, BBQs, Fruit Desserts...	more
Beef	Cottage Pie, Meatballs, Steak, Chilli, Roast Beef...	more
Lamb	Irish Stew, Lancashire Hotpot, Kleftiko, Roast Lamb...	more
Pork	Sausages, Ham, Casserole, Salami, Roast Pork...	more
Duck	Roast Duck, Confit de Canard, Cassoulet, Guinea Fowl, Quail...	more
BBQs	Sausages, Hamburgers, Steaks, Grilled Veg...	more
Game Birds	Grouse, Woodcock, Pigeon, Wild Duck, Partridge ...	more
Game Meat	Venison, Hare, Wild Boar...	more
Chicken	Fricassee, Kiev, Chasseur, Coq-au-Vin, Roast...	more
Fish	Fish Cakes, Cod, Mackerel, Salmon, Tuna...	more
Shellfish	Crab, Langoustines, Lobster, Mussels, Oysters...	more
Vegetarian	Salads, Pasta, Quiche, Onion Tart, Ratatouille...	more
Cheese	Stilton, Goat's Cheese, Cheddar, Gruyere, Brie...	more
Puddings	Chocolate based, Ice Cream, Treacle Tart...	more