Film critics come in many varieties, some of them reasonable and some frankly hard to follow. To this day, I think the weirdest bit of film criticism I ever came across was someone lamenting that Silence Of The Lambs lacked realism, in that the character of Hannibal Lecter was presented as an extremely refined man and yet he was apparently unaware that you should never drink Chianti with liver and that Cabernet was obviously a better choice. Now, I doubt that any of the countless guidelines for matching wine to food give specific instructions for the kind of menu that Dr. Lecter might enjoy, but it is a fact that picking the wrong wine can ruin your meal. In Italy, you will always be spoilt for choice, when it comes to wine. Italy is among the countries that produce the largest number of different grapes and therefore boasts an extremely wide range of wines of all descriptions. This fact, coupled with its rich and celebrated culinary tradition, creates countless options for interesting matches and just as many options for disaster. There is no universal rule for matching wine to food: some recommend the two are matched to create harmony, others suggest that the matching should create contrast. Some rules are thought to be universal (white wines with fish, reds with meat, whites in hot weather, reds in winter), but even those have exceptions. If you are looking for serious, professional advice on how to tell your Primitivo from your Chianti, you should probably consult an expert. However, if you are looking for a quick, snappy and by no means complete guide to the most popular Italian wines and the food that goes best with them, you might find our tips useful.
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Angela
Publisher and co-founder of the communication agency Fiore & Conti Gbr. She lives and works in Berlin.
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