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WINE & FOOD PAIRING

Sherry: a sleeping giant with food?

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If your knee-jerk response is ‘No, thanks’, you’re missing out. Spain’s signature fortified wine – and fino, in particular – is enjoying a renaissance. Chris Losh joined a tasting at Moro to put it through its paces. Hinge and Bracket have a lot to answer for. During the Eighties, the sight of the two dragged-up old dears trilling, ‘Sherry, dear?’, at each other across an antimacassar-adorned sitting room was the final nail in the coffin for the drink’s reputation in the UK...

WINE STYLES & REGIONS MADE SIMPLE

Austria

Wines from Austria offer something for everyone, from zippy whites and hearty red blends to award-winning sweeties. Simon Woods introduces the leading grapes and styles, with tips on perfect food matching...

South Africa

Take a tour of South Africa with Fiona Sims, who introduces the key grape varieties - Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage and Shiraz - and regions as well as discovering some distinctive native cuisine

Italy

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Offering a huge variety of grapes and wine styles, Italy can be a confusing port of call. To help out, Hamish Anderson recommends five styles for the purist and five for new-wave drinkers, with a choice of wines to try

WINE STYLES & REGIONS IN GREATER DEPTH

Argentine Malbec

Its intense fruit and ripe, food-friendly tannins mean Argentine Malbec, grown in the foothills of the Andes, matches up to what many people are looking for in a red wine. Mark de Wesselow charts the grape’s rise
Chablis

When we want serious Chardonnay, all too often we overlook the northern French region of Chablis. But it’s time to revisit the sensational wines produced here, says Hamish Anderson
Cool Climate Chile

Chile’s winemakers are deserting the comfort zone of the Central Valley in favour of cooler, more difficult vineyard sites. And all in the name of elegance. Peter Richards reports