Everyone knows how to prepare a meal. Most people know which is their favourite bottle of wine. But do you know which wines go best with which meals? We have put tpgether a short guide that will hopefully help you match up your wines and food in the best way possible.

Spaghetti Bolognaise –

An easy one with plenty of red wines – you might try primitivo or its American cousin zinfandel, shiraz/syrah, maybe barbera from Italy or Argentina. The bottom line is that this is a must have red wine choice.

Lasagne –

The milky sauce of lasagne makes it harder to partner perfectly, but it should likewise be pretty good with barbera or shiraz. Even the vegetable versions will benefit from a nice red wine.

Chilli con carne –

With or without cumin, chilli con carne is great with beaujolais and valpolicella, and Portuguese bairrada.

Traditional Cottage pie –

Make a cottage pie with beef and the best wines could be gamay (perhaps from beaujolais), côtes-du-rhône or other southern French red.

Shepherd’s pie –

Make it with lamb mince, and the answer could be merlot, or inexpensive bordeaux.

Simple Baked beans –

On toast or potato with lashings of butter they are magical with an inexpensive off-dry German riesling.

Sausages –

Sausages like the same wines as whatever meat they’re made from, but herbs and spices will make all the difference.

If flavoured with sage, go for sauvignon blanc or syrah/shiraz.

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Toad-in-the-hole –

Wondering what to drink with toad-in-the-hole? What flavour are your toads?

Cumberland likes pinot noir. Pork and herb and pork and leek like carmenère.

Toulouse goes for South African pinotage or Spanish rueda.