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Don’t Overthink Champagne Pairings—Just Add Snacks
A welcome-glass of bubbles is de rigueur this time of year (and really, why not any time?), but that doesn’t mean the pairings must be overly fussy to be perfect. We took a stroll down the snack...
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The Only Way to Improve Steak Tartare? Wine
Think of a perfectly cooked medium-rare filet mignon and you’d bristle at the thought of adding anything more than some good salt and freshly ground pepper (OK, maybe béarnaise sauce, but just a...
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What to Drink While Watching ‘Mean Girls’
For those of us who weren’t of legal drinking age when the original Mean Girls film debuted in 2004, the viewing experience of the 2024 film adaptation of the Broadway musical it spawned—which dropped...
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What Wine Pairs with Salmon?
In my house, salmon is a staple. We love how easy it is to turn into something that feels special, whether it’s a sheet-pan dinner with root veggies or a summertime sauté with tomatoes and fresh...
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How to Pair Wine with Chicken Wings
The link between chicken wings and football dates back to the very first Super Bowl in January 1967. The addictive finger food—which was first invented at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, three years...
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From Guac to Pimento Cheese, How to Pair Dips with Wine
Can dip get a little respect? Long before we were all fashioning cheese plates and giving them top billing, dip was there for us—and still is. Whether it’s playing the role of instant dinner for one,...
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How to Pair Wine with Nachos
In the 1990s, America’s heartland was obsessed with nacho cheese—the golden-yellow, ooey-gooey dip you couldn’t wait to sink your tortilla chips and soft pretzel bites into. Though you couldn’t really...
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How to Pair Wine with Soup
Soup isn’t just a way station between an amuse bouche and the main dish—it can be a feast unto itself. “Soup is one of those foods that appears simple and humble but has a lot of complexity in aromas,...
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How to Pair Spam (Yes, Spam) with Wine
If there’s one food that epitomizes “don’t knock it ’til you try it,” it’s got to be Spam. The iconic canned meat is the butt of jokes—most notably a 1970 Monty Python sketch that spawned the use of...
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The Golden Child: How to Pair Wine With Turmeric
Though it’s an indispensable spice in many African, Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisines, turmeric is underappreciated in the U.S., where it was once known mostly as what makes French’s mustard and...
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The Best Side for a Sandwich? Wine
If you’re settling in for a nice dinner, there are plenty of classic wine pairings that dictate what you should be drinking: oysters go with Chablis, lamb with Syrah, Champagne with caviar. But the...
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On an NYC Street Food Crawl? Don’t Forget the Wine Pairings
Join us in a celebration of the multitude of snacks, bites, mini-meals and morsels available on and just off New York City’s sidewalks. You can eat all of these handheld delectables while walking—even...
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What to Eat with Your Favorite Classic Cocktails
What would you reach for to accompany a meal of steak or fish? While wine might be the instinctual drink of choice, next time, consider classic cocktails. Yes, spirit-based libations can be...
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All Greek to Me: How to Pair Greece’s Most Iconic Dishes with Wine
For a country with a total land area similar to the size of Alabama, Greece is remarkably geographically diverse, ranging from forested mountains to endless miles of rugged coastline. It’s a similar...
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Cracking the Code on the Toughest Food and Wine Pairings
There’s some truth to the idea that some foods are less amenable to wine than others. But we believe challenges are meant to be embraced; there is no such thing as a food that doesn’t go with a wine...
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From Sushi to Ramen, How to Pair Japanese Food with Wine
One might assume that Japanese food should be paired with sake, beer or whiskey—all beverages well entrenched in the island nation’s drinking scene. But the spectacular diversity of Japan’s culinary...
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