Like a great relationship, wine and food were meant for each other. Each enhances and strengthens the experience of the other. So why is it so difficult to try to pair foods with wines? Rumor has it that there is a huge and complicated laundry list of rules that require strict adherence in order to obtain the perfect wine and food pairing. Grab a pen and paper to write down rule one.
Rule one states that there are no rules when …

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Wine may have been with us for over 8,000 years, but France was the center of all things wine until roughly 40 years ago. France still produces excellent wines, but so do many other locations across the planet. You can experience them by sampling reds and whites from each and comparing the different offerings.
The French know wine and the world acknowledged as much. While you could find wines in other areas like Italy, nobody could challenge the quality of the …

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Oxygen is a vital, critical component to you, me and all human beings. Alas, the story is a bit different when it comes to wine. If wine is exposed to more than a small amount of oxygen, the results can be horrific. How so? Well, it might be better used for your fish and chips!
Timing is a big issue when it comes to wine. When you open a bottle of wine, you often want to let it breathe for a …

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