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Do you get concerned about whether you're serving up the right style of wine with a meal? It may not even be something that you think about a great deal but there's no doubt that a good bottle of wine can really bring out the flavour of food.

Wine has been served together with food for many centuries. Indeed, you may well be aware that the Romans were great growers of grapes and drinkers of wine. We also know that the drink can be used in cooking too, although some would say that British cooks don't use it in this way as frequently as they should do.

So how much do you know about how well food and wine go together. Most people tend to think that chicken and fish would be best accompanied by dry white wines, while beef might be best served with red wine.

This is a good starting point, but it's important not to be too inflexible. If you've ever tasted chicken or fish cooked in red wine then you'll know that such limitations needn't always apply.

It's important to serve wine that you are happy to drink with a particular meal. If you enjoy the taste then it's worth using the same wine again in the future. Making a note of your favourite wines to accompany particular meals is certainly to be encouraged. There are so many vineyards and grape varieties in the world, meaning that it can be difficult keeping track of all the differing wines that you drink.

By identifying the best combinations and writing down what works well, you'll have a list that you can refer back to when you're next doing your shopping.

By the same token, if you find a particular food and wine combination that really doesn't work then you also need to make a note, so that you can avoid making the same mistake in future.



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