Try choosing wine, then pairing food

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Pairing food and wine is not a one-way street. The wine should not only complement the food, but the food should also complement the wine.

Often, a person decides what they are preparing for dinner and then chooses the wine to drink with the meal. Some wine writers’ find it interesting to choose the wine or grape varietal, and then determine what type of food will provide the most enjoyment to the palate.

When you decide that you want to serve a full bodied yet spicy wine like the Kumkani Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 you can choose the dish to pair with the wine.

This wine as aromas of berries, spice, toasty oak and vanilla which carries through in the flavour of the wine. With this extraordinary wine modern meat dishes and fusion cooking dishes can be served.

This wine pairs well with  a range of meat and spicy dishes.

Read more on sunherald.com

The wine:

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