'Wine... the intellectual part of the meal', according to Alexandre Dumas. Here at The Good Food Guide, we know that where there is good food, good wine usually follows. A glass (or bottle) of well-matched wine can bring out the best of a meal, so here are some of our favourite venues where delicious food meets great wine.
Our favourite wine-led restaurants
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Beaujolais in reverse: When Bill Knott took English wine to France — long before it was in vogue
Thursday 21 November 2024 is Beaujolais Nouveau. Each year proves to be a special day in viticulture, celebrating a markedly unconventional French wine. Since the ‘70s, thirsty types in excellent cars have raced down to Beaujolais to pick up bottles of the first release of the year: that juicy, light red that slips down so proficiently. But how did the writer Bill Knott get on carrying out the whole jamboree in reverse? He and a few pals took English wine to France long before the French knew we were even making it...
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The Good Food Guide's November Quiz
The first letters of each solution, taken in order, spell out the name of a renowned hotel/restaurant that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
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A first look at Wildflowers
A walk from Sloane Square to Pimlico Road through the back streets of Belgravia offers plenty of indulgent window-shopping, from posh shops to multimillion-pound townhouses. But the destination is our latest first look at Wildflowers, the new venue from chef Aaron Potter (formerly at Elystan Street.)