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I have just posted the latest in my series about matching food with wine. Currently I am considering beef and this week's article looks at hamburgers and beef bourgignon.

See www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26535.asp

I cooked beef bourgignon -- its basically a slow cooked stew using a bottle of red wine. The smell while it was cooking was delicious as was the meal.

I wanted to follow my own advice and pair it with a Hnery of Pelham (Niagara) Baco Noir but my partner wanted a 'decent claret' so we had a Bordeaux instead. Perhaps I should add 'Always keep your partner happy' as my first law of wine?

Great article! I think your three laws are right on point. Bordeaux also has a great wine pairing tool on their website which lets you plug in the dish you're making and helps you select a bottle of wine. Helps take some of the guess work out of it!

Many thanks!!

happy to help, and thanks for the article too! I recently paired a white Bordeaux wine with pasta last week and it was a perfect pair