Gabriel Stone

Plums make fabulous jams, a great array of drinks and can be savoured as a sweet treat.

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving or Christmas without cranberries. Think you can do without? It’ll be a challenge after reading these five cranberry-inspired treats.

Cold, dark winter days call for a culinary injection of vibrancy, warmth and flavour. Revel in the gloriousness of these five fabulous winter spices

Country dweller Gabriel Stone muses on the pros and cons of a bountiful harvest for those in the kitchen.

The UK is now full of world-class restaurants although British cuisine was once the butt of jokes. Here are five reasons why it had a poor image.

Don’t leave your festive season wine buying to the last minute. Follow these five tips to ensure every bottle opened delivers generous amounts of Christmas cheer.

You may have paired pheasant with Burgundy, or venison with claret, but here’s what to do with all the other furred and feathered quarry.

Your wine cellar may not stretch to hundreds of bottles – it does not have to – but, as our columnist argues, there are some wines you simply need to hand at all times.

Sherry bottles never gather dust in our columnist’s house. The spectrum of sherry, she argues, covers every style of food, season and time – even breakfast!

So much more than just a healthy snack, there are plenty of reasons to go nuts about nuts. Here are six of the best.

With so many delicious options swimming around our seas it’s worth expanding your wine repertoire. Take inspiration from these 10 best pairings for saltwater fish.

Pondering what to drink with clams or crab? Look no further, here are Falstaff’s top 10 wine pairings for shellfish.

While each species of deer from roe to reindeer has subtle flavour differences, the most important factors are cut and cuisson. Here are the top 10 wine pairings with this flavoursome meat.

Whether you’re seeking a full flavoured snack, refreshing cider or decadent dessert, here are five apple varieties to track down.

The much-loved pear is a great autumn gift. Here are five of the finest varieties to get your teeth into.

Christmas, canapes or roasted in an outside pit – no matter what the occasion or how you cook it, here are the best wine matches for salmon.

Honey has long been prized both as a natural sweet treat and for its health benefits. Here are 5 that will get your tastebuds buzzing.

The richest, darkest, most powerful of dry sherries, Oloroso offers a brooding glassful of flavours that can be a magical match for the right food.

Manzanilla is the most delicate of sherry styles but is often a perfect match for bold flavours that defeat other wines.

Freshwater fish offer just as much delight as their oceanic cousins. What’s more, the perfect wine match is often grown just a rod tip away.