Food Zone 8: Hearty
A meat lover's dream.
This is serious meat lovers' territory. Perfect for steaks, burgers, roast beef, game and other intensely meaty dishes. The zone carries the most mout...
Food Zone 7: Soul
The restaurant winelist go-to
This zone is the heartland of red wine for food, the wines hit the Goldilocks sweet spot of being able to go with most meaty or full bodied dishes, wh...
Food Zone 6: Indulgence
The ultimate umami hit
This zone is the place to go when you've got a bit of time (and cash!), like shopping in Sloane Square. Slow cooked meats, perfectly stirred risotto, ...
Food Zone 5: Sharing
Big pinks, light reds, perfect for sharing food.
Disembark here for sharing food! Pizzas, cold meat platters, carpet picnics, antipasti and big bowls of pasta are all great with these big pinks and l...
Food Zone 4: Party
Bubblicious, frothy fun!
If you ever need a burst of light, fun deliciousness, this is your zone! Off dry, easy to drink bubbles to have on their own, as a treat or at parties...
Food Zone 3: Comfort
Wines for comfort food, kitchen tables and posh parties
This zone is great for dinner parties and comfort food. Dishes with some sauce, whether it's pasta, risotto or a posh cream sauce. We're still at the ...
Food Zone 2: Fresh
Refreshingly crisp wines for light, fresh flavoured dishes.
This is the zone to come to if you have light, fresh flavoured dishes full of herby, clean flavours. The wines share a similar cleansing freshness, le...
Food Zone 1: Feast
The wine equivalent of apple sauce or mango chutney.
Wine and spice are not always comfortable bed fellows, but the aromatics of these wines, combined with a hint of sweetness, means most of this zone ca...
Douro
The end of the Red Central line, from the home of the finest fortified.
Douro is a pretty serious red wine, from the home of Port, in fact, most of it is made by the Port houses, using the same grapes. But it couldn't be f...
Rioja
A well visited station, with excellent links to other wines
Rioja is one of those wines that everybody seems to love. It has a sweet smoothness to it, which comes from the warm climate and use of American oak b...