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SOME nights you can’t be bothered going overboard cooking food, but you still neeeeeeed a glass of midweek wine. Beans on toast may be the way to go. Or sausage and mash. Or chippie shop fish and chips. A tikka masala ready meal? If you want to perk up your plates (and who can blame you)

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John Torode's green curry barbecue chicken with matching Mcguigan wines.

Celebrity chef John Torode speaks of his love for food and wine

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Celebrity chef and Masterchef presenter John Torode has created an exclusive recipe collection alongside McGuigan Wines, with winemaker Neil McGuigan offering wine pairing suggestions. To mark the collection, John Torode answered some of my questions about wine and food. The questions and answers ….

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Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Touraine Sauvignon Blanc

Perk up your Christmas leftovers with a drop of wine

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PHEW. That’s that for another year . . . now, what to do with the Christmas leftovers in the fridge. If you don’t have some turkey or sad sprouts staring at you when you reach for the milk, I’ll eat my hat – if I wasn’t too busy eating what’s left of my Christmas ham.

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Try a dessert wine with your Christmas pudding

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IT’S not most people’s average choice when they find themselves in the wine aisle, but with Christmas looming on the horizon, some of us will be contemplating buying a dessert wine. This week – with help from a couple of tasting elves – I explore the sweet wine world some never consider. There’s a couple

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Blind tasting puts Barefoot wine strides ahead in curry contest

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BAREFOOT Wine, the budget brand from American giant E&J Gallo has recently scooped no fewer than five 5-star awards – including three trophies – in a blind tasting. One of which was the best wine to drink with a lamb rogan josh. I’m not a wine snob; but Barefoot isn’t normally high on my buying

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A night of wine and food celebrating Barone Pizzini and Italian wines

I cook pies and drink wine for British Pie Week

Baked beans? You can have anything with a midweek wine

Celebrity chef John Torode speaks of his love for food and wine

Perk up your Christmas leftovers with a drop of wine

Try a dessert wine with your Christmas pudding

Blind tasting puts Barefoot wine strides ahead in curry contest

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