The matching of food and wine have been around for long period of time and at one time there was may rule to proper wine food pairing but these days with all the various types of foods those rule dont all really apply. The old rules of wine food matching is primarily red wine with red meat and white wine with fish and poultry however they dont take into consideration the complexity of todays multi-ethnic and subtly flavored foods and the corresponding wide range of wines from around the world that are now conveniently available to almost everyone and the wine and food together will each heighten the enjoyment of the other.
These days you’re more likely to hear food and wine pairing suggestions than hard and fast rules. There’s considerable room for experimentation and expression of your own personality in pairing food and wine. This experimentation can be lots of fun and usually you can tell when things personally work for you and when they dont. The biggest thing to remember as you do this experimentation of wine and food is to start off with small amounts of food and wine after all you dont want to over do it when trying something new. Also remember that...