Originally Posted by
stimpy
Very true. It is best to develop your own taste and then choose your own bottle to go with what you are eating. That said, at some restaurants wine pairings are not overly expensive and offer the novice a chance to easily follow the sommelier's suggestions.
Agreed,but only if the novice works on the presumption that it is the sommelier's primary role to sell the most expensive wine possible.
The reality is apart from the difference in the colour of the grapes and the amount of tannins in red wine there really isn't much difference between the two.
Personally I'm a big fan of Spanish red wine,mainly Tempranillo,and I've yet to find a food it doesn't go well with.
