Wine and Food Pairing
Tell us what you are cooking and we will find the Opimian wines that suit it. Or start from a bottle already in your cellar and we will tell you what to cook, and why.
Choose a dish to see the wines
Your lot number is on the case and on your order confirmation. Wines from past cellars are included, so a bottle you have been keeping will be here.
Not cooking anything in particular? Start from the evening you are planning, or from a drink you already know you like.
What is the occasion? Or name a cocktail you enjoyPick an occasion or a cocktail
Wine and Food, the Opimian Way
Matching wine to food is not a set of rules to memorise. It is a handful of ideas about weight, acidity, tannin and sweetness, and then knowing the wine in front of you. Our Masters of Wine taste every wine we offer and record what it is actually like: its body, its oak, the fruit and the finish. This page turns that record into an answer.
Pick the dish you are cooking and we will show you which wines suit it. Or start from a bottle in your cellar and we will tell you what to put on the table, and the reason it works. Wines from past cellars are included, so a bottle you have been keeping is here too.
Three Steps to the Right Bottle
Start Anywhere
Name the dish you are cooking, or find the bottle already in your cellar by its lot number.
See Why
Every match comes with its reason, whether it is our Master of Wine's own note or the wine's tasting profile.
Pour or Order
Open the bottle you have, or order one from the Cellar that is available now.
Every Wine Here Is an Opimian Wine
Opimian is a not-for-profit wine society. Our Masters of Wine taste through hundreds of wines to select the few that earn a place in the Cellar, and members buy them direct. If you are new here, start with the subscription options or see how the Wine Club works.