Any good-quality white wine can be used for cooking. Don’t discount off-dry styles, which add a lovely complexity to savoury dishes. Use white wine to marinate pale meats such as pork or poultry ...

But every hit record has a B-side. As tastes and menus evolve, forward-thinking wine professionals are bucking convention by pairing beefy dishes with bone-dry rieslings, bubbly blanc de blancs and ...

Cheap vinegar, produced from inferior white wine, will give poor results to your finished dish. Buy good-quality, aromatic vinegar with a complex flavour. The label will often specify which type ...