There are so many exceptions to the "rule" of "white wines with fish, red wines with meat" that it simply doesn't make any particular sense. Molotok289/shutterstock
The conventional wisdom that has pervaded the wine-loving community for the past several decades could very well be updated by newer rules that make more sense.
But for reasons that are unclear to me, the new rules have never been widely disseminated.
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