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As with any meal, understanding the foundations of food and wine pairing is key, and actually not as hard as you may think. Simply take the main components in food — salt and fat — and marry ...

When you pair red meat with a red wine, that textural role is typically played by tannins, the chemical compounds that give big, bold reds like cabernet sauvignon their grip.